By Canadian Press

Cars submerged in Montreal tunnel after workers puncture water pipe

Nov 20, 2018 | 12:30 PM

MONTREAL — A broken water pipe has flooded a tunnel on a major Montreal artery, submerging three cars.

The west-end Atwater tunnel connecting downtown and neighbourhoods to the southwest flooded Tuesday morning after utility workers accidentally punctured the pipe.

It filled with several feet of gushing water, which reached the roofs of vehicles belonging to subcontractors working nearby.

Authorities say there were no injuries, and the water did not flood any nearby homes.

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante visited the site and warned the process of shutting the valve and pumping out the water would take several hours. She said workers from Energir, a natural gas company, broke the 60-centimetre water pipe.

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Benoit Dorais, the borough mayor in the southwestern Montreal district, said it wasn’t clear how long it would take before roads leading to the tunnel could reopen.

The Canadian Press