From Chicagoist:
A water main broke on Montrose under the Montrose Brown Line stop at 1:30 a.m. (or 12:30, if you like to believe the Sun-Times) last night, causing an enormous part of the street to collapse in, and partially submerging several cars. Also causing water to run down Montrose and Wolcott. Also causing the snow from last night to turn into a disgusting brown sludge that runs from Damen past Ravenswood. The street, obviously, is closed for the time being, as workmen attempt to fill the hole with sand.
What is now disgusting brown sludge, was, according to the Trib, a “virtual river,” last night. At this point, officials don’t know what caused the 36-inch pipe to break, though it may be weather-related. The Brown Line was closed, but is now open, and the Damen bus is back to running its regular route, while the Montrose bus has been rerouted.
Fortunately, I never go this far north unless I’m going to a Northwestern-IU game, so I don’t much have to worry about sinking into the sea. Falling down running to the bus at 8 in the morning? As this morning proved, that is still a concern.
Update: Pretty crazy video.
