Heavy rains are wreaking havoc in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon, with some streets flooded.
The rains caused flooding, at least temporarily, on Broadway and other parts of the city.
“Some of the drains are currently blocked and this is affecting the road,” said Bryan Ross, who was watching the storm along Broadway Avenue.
“They are a couple of feet away [deep]”I think it’s a danger to people’s safety and also to traffic problems.”
The water was halfway on the Broadway area after heavy rain fell in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon. (Leisha Grebinski / CBC) Floods at the intersection of Bute Street and Dufferin Avenue in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon. (Submitted by Quinn Pasqualotto)
Saskatoon Police say they have received numerous calls about flooding on Lorne Avenue and Exhibition Grounds Road, northbound lanes on Circle Drive near the Taylor Street overpass, the overpass on Circle Drive and Idylwyld, and several locations near Louise Street and Preston Drive.
There are southbound traffic restrictions on the right lane of Sid Buckwold Bridge as city teams have been called in to repair the roads, police said.
Residents are urged to avoid these areas and to be careful in other areas prone to flooding.
Floods are being reported in underground passages across the city. Please be very careful out there. Taylor and Lorne Ave underpasses locations are currently impassable. pic.twitter.com/7jwTNrS3yi
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