Transit users will have to catch their bus at a different location for a few days as city hall repairs a recently opened sinkhole in downtown Moose Jaw.
Starting March 9, all bus stops on Main Street North between Fairford Street and Athabasca Street will be temporarily out of service due to the ongoing repair. The municipality has added extra temporary bus stops at the northwest and northeast corners of First Avenue Northwest and Ominica Street West to provide additional access to Main Street North, a news release explained.
The transfer point for all transit routes will be temporarily relocated to First Avenue Northwest between River Street West and High Street West in front of Mosaic Place. Buses outbound to Route 1 (Athabasca East), Route 2 (Athabasca West/Thatcher Drive) and Route 3 (Sunningdale) will board on the east side of the street, while the bus outbound to Route 4 (Westmount) will board on the west side of the street.
Meanwhile, motorists are encouraged to obey all signage and exercise caution around this and other construction zones.
Traffic restrictions will also be in effect until at least March 10 so that work crews can repair the sinkhole that opened on March 7 at the intersection of Main Street and Fairford Street. The sinkhole occurred due to conditions that a previous water main break caused, said the news release.
While sidewalk access for pedestrians will remain, southbound vehicle traffic will have to detour at Ominica Street and northbound will have to detour at High Street. Barricades will also be in place at the respective alleys on the 0 block of Fairford Street east and west.
All businesses in the area remain open during repairs.
