Around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Scan BC announced that a burst water main at a construction site on Johnson at Cook Street had resulted in a collapsed sidewalk.
Vehicles in danger of falling into the sinkhole were towed away as a precaution.
Victoria Police have temporarily shutdown the construction and blocked off traffic to the area.
This story will be updated as more information is released.
Sinkhole at Cook and Johnson. Sidewalk collapsed into construction site. Police concerned about hydro pole #yyj pic.twitter.com/HC4rBFJNRm
— Oak Bay News (@OakBayNews) December 29, 2017
Sinkhole on Johnson appears to be connected to flooding construction site. Wade building location filling with muddy water. @CTVNewsVI pic.twitter.com/V3ZFFbkclo
— Scott Cunningham (@CTVNewsScott) December 29, 2017
#Victoria crews are responding to the area of Cook/Johnson for a burst water main and sidewalk collapse. Towing nearby vehicles so they don't fall into the hole.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) December 29, 2017
