Water main break fixed on Victoria Avenue in Cte-des-Neiges

A portion ofVictoria Avenue in Cte-des-Neiges has reopenedafter an overnight water main break caused damage to the road betweenLinton andCarleton avenues.

VanHorneAvenuehas also reopened betweenLavoieandLgar streets.

Buses 124 and 161 from the nearby PlamondonMetro station are now back to their normal routes in both directionsafter being rerouted due to the closures.

A foreman with the city's water works told CBC apipe burst below the surface of the street and that the pressure caused multiple leaks in the asphalt.

City workers had to dig down,fix the pipe and close the road back up, he said.