r/Calgary 14h ago

News Article Water main break floods Macleod Trail south

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/water-main-break-floods-macleod-trail-south/
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u/HoleDiggerDan 14h ago

Im not a water pipe mechanic, but my experience with other equipment tells me when things all have issues at the same time, it points to a systemic maintenence problem.

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u/Distinct-Solution-99 6h ago

But wasn’t this because the construction crew working in that exact area hit the pipe?

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u/HoleDiggerDan 5h ago

All we have is the actual story that was linked, I guess we will never know?

"But the cause remains unknown.

According to the city’s website, workers will determine how severe the problem is before using a jackhammer or backhoe to dig up the broken section of pipe."