Pressure surge leaves 600 Montreal addresses without water

About 600 downtown Montreal addresses were without water Wednesday night after scheduled work on the city's water network caused an unexpected surge in pressure. The spike produced several breaks and leaks that flooded streets in the Ville-Marie borough. Councillor Leslie Roberts said service on Lincoln Avenue between Fort and St-Marc streets was unlikely to return before Thursday afternoon. The City of Montreal confirmed that pressure rose higher than planned during main-network work, triggering the outages. Residents faced flooded pavement and dry taps overnight as crews worked to isolate damaged sections and restore normal pressure across the affected downtown city blocks.