Calgary Journal Online

Crowchild Trail was backed up past 33 Avenue SW after a water main broke Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Sean Sullivan

Emergency services responded to the water main break on Crowchild Trail at about 1:00 p.m.

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Drivers concerned for their vehicles pulled off to the side of Crowchild Trail under the 26 Avenue bridge.

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Mark Weatherly of the Calgary Fire Department escorted drivers back along the bus and carpool lane to 33 Avenue SW.

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While some drivers decided to pull off to the side under the bridge spanning Crowchild Trail at 26 Avenue, many chose to brave the flooded road.

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Water from the broken water main nearly spilled over the centre median on Crowchild Trail.

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Calgary drivers braving the deep water risked engine failure as they were driving through. The water caused at least one engine to begin smoking, but the driver managed to get out safely.

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Police detoured traffic from Crowchild Trail up the ramp to 33 Avenue SW. The heavy traffic made for huge delays in the Marda Loop area and on 14 Street.

Photo: Ashton Faulkner

The concrete barrier in the middle of the roadways on Crowchild Trail helped to keep the water limited to the northbound lanes.

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The water main break caused the closure of all four northbound lanes on Crowchild Trail, resulting in traffic backups to Glenmore Trail.

Photo: Ashton Faulkner