Crews clear equipment from site of Montreal sinkhole

A stretch of Guy Street between Ren-Lvesque & De Maisonneuve boulevardsis closed today, as crews remove equipment brought in torepair a sinkholein one of the busiest thoroughfares in downtown Montreal.

Thestreet was closed at9 a.m. and will reopen at 10 p.m. this evening.

According to workers on site, crews are removing equipment brought in to pump water out of the sinkhole before repairs got underway.

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The hole appearedat the corner of Ste-Catherine and Guystreets on the morning of Aug. 5, swallowing a backhoe. A worker operating the backhoe was unhurt.

Workershave beenon the scene 16 hours a day, and the city says it will take about one more week topatch up the road.