Call it the Salter Sinkhole or the father of all sinkholes.
A large crater has opened up in the middle of a busy intersection in north Winnipeg, forcing the closure of a section of Salter Street.
The northbound and southbound lanes are closed where Salter Street meets Inkster Boulevard in the St. John area of the city. Inkster was open Thursday afternoon, but the median lanes in both directions are expected to be closed sometime Thursday or Friday.
“Our crews investigated and the sink hole was likely caused by a sewer failure in the shaft located at the intersection of Salter Street and Inkster Boulevard,” said Lisa Marquardson, spokeswoman for Winnipeg’s Department of Water and Waste.
Repair work has begun and is expected to take up to a month, she said in an emailed statement.
Massive pothole on Inkster Blvd at Salter St causing the entire intersection to be closed.
—@wpgpolice
Winnipeg police initially tweeted late Wednesday night that the entire intersection was closed due to a “huge pothole.”
Barricades have since been erected to allow traffic to flow on Inkster.
Barricades are in place to block vehicles on Salter Street, but Inkster Boulevard is open to eastbound and westbound traffic. (Walter Bernal/CBC)
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