Heavy rain has caused a major ripple in the downtown traffic scene Saturday afternoon.
Prescott Street, between Duckworth and Gower Street closed for the foreseeable future after a sinkhole opened in the pavement.
The recent deluge of water in the metro area has opened a sinkhole and deformed the road surface on Prescott St, which is currently closed between Gower and Duckworth. #nltraffic @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/jOdRd1Fa7l
— Earl Noble (@Noble41) August 10, 2019
The road surface was compromised for a distance of roughly fifty metres.
Personnel from the City of St. John’s responded to assess the damage.
Motorists were urged to take an alternate route in and out of downtown.
VOCM is tracking the story.
(Photo by Earl Noble.)
