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Tue Aug 09, 03:45 PM
Via: CP24 on twitter

Heavy rain Tuesday morning caused flooding on several roads in the GTA, wreaking havoc on traffic.

In downtown Toronto, one lane of Lower Simcoe Street at Bremner Boulevard has reopened after an earlier closure due to flooding, a city transportation services representative confirmed.

On Bathurst Street, city crews are working to fix a broken watermain created that created a sinkhole at around 3:30 p.m. 

Toronto police on scene said Bathurst Street between Glen Park Avenue and Glengrove Avenue would likely remain closed until around 5 p.m. The morning downpour also left a tree resting on power lines on Dovercourt Road.

Toronto police said that traffic on Dovercourt Road is being rerouted at Dundas Street and Mackenzie Crescent.

There is no word on how long the closure may last.

North of the city, police and fire services fire services are dealing with street flooding at a number of locations in Vaughan.

The problem areas include:

Highway 7 West and Edgeley Boulevard
Highway 7 West and Interchange Way
Rivermede Road and Bowes Road
Rivermede Road and Keele Street
York police are urging commuters to avoid these areas.

Transit services are also being impacted.

The 107 Keele North bus is not servicing Rivermede Road and North Rivermede Road due to the flooding, the TTC said.

Power outages

Toronto Hydro is reporting power outages in areas across the city.

Roughly 2,000 customers in the area bounded by Finch Avenue to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Bathurst Street to the west and Leslie Street to the east are currently without power. A further 600 customers in the area bounded by Highway 401 to the north, Lawrence Avenue to the south, Caledonia Road to the west and Bathurst Street to the east are also without power. Photo by: (Jay/MyBreakingNews)

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