Some of the roads that were heavily flooded after two separate water main breaks in Mississauga have reopened.
Peel Regional Police (PRP) tweeted shortly after 5pm on Saturday that repairs to Lakeshore Road between Lorne Park Road and Ibar Way had been completed and road closures had been lifted.
Police said the first water main break happened Thursday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m., on Lakeshore Road between Lorne Park and Mississauga roads.
PRP tweeted a video showing several vehicles caught in waist-deep water.
Police added that two people had to be rescued after their cars got stuck in the water. No injuries were reported.
UPDATE: Road closures on Lakeshore Rd b/w Lorne Pk Rd & Ibar Way are expected to reopen around 3pm – 4pm today – Please use alternate routes until then
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) January 7, 2023
As a result of the flooding, police said sinkholes began forming early Friday morning at around 12:30 a.m., and the stretch of road was expected to remain closed until around 5:00 p.m. that day.
The second major water main break happened in the area of McLaughlin Road and Courtneypark Drive just before 7:30 a.m. Friday.
The PRP said in an update that the road closure on McLaughlin Road between Courtney Park and Rothschild Trail will be in effect until the end of Saturday.
Until the roads reopen, the PRP is urging motorists to use alternate routes.
UPDATE: – Correction: Road closures on McLaughlin Rd b/w Courtney Park & Rothschild Trl for a water main break will be in effect for the remainder of the day – Please use alternate routes
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) January 7, 2023
With files from CP24’s Bryann Aguilar and Kerrisa Wilson
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