Accidents and Ice on Sibirskaya Street After Water Main Break
Barrier tape has been set up at the intersection of Sibirskaya and Kievskaya streets following the water main break.
Tuesday morning in Tomsk began with a major utility accident. Because of it, about 600 homes were left without cold water, and the road under which the damaged water main is laid was closed for repairs. A journalist from NGS70.RU visited the «paralyzed» Sibirskaya Street to see what is happening there now.
The passage along Sibirskaya Street is also closed due to the ongoing repairs.
The loud noise from repair machinery can be heard from a distance on Sibirskaya Street.
While frozen water has been cleared at Kievskaya intersection, an ice rink remains near Komsomolsky.
A backhoe loader is used to clear the ice from the road surface.
A large pile of ice has accumulated after being cleared from the street.
A traffic accident involving two cars occurred on the affected section of Sibirskaya Street.
The driver of a Toyota attempts to dig his car out of the ice.
Traffic police officers are present at the scene of the accident to manage the situation.
The sidewalk near the water main rupture is covered with ice and debris.
Utility workers are actively trying to repair the ruptured water main on Sibirskaya Street.
Repair work on Sibirskaya Street is intensive, with steam rising from the wet road.
Access from Komsomolsky Street onto Sibirskaya is blocked due to the repair work.
Frozen water from the burst pipe covers the ground near the repair site.
The road surface steams as water continues to leak from the damaged main.
