© Googlefabulous/InstagramToronto police have cordoned off this part of Eglinton Avenue West near Keele Street where a huge sinkhole is creating havoc for commuters.
Police said the six-metre long sinkhole — large enough to swallow a car — opened up on Eglinton Avenue West, between Keele Street and Richardson Avenue.
Anne Marie Aikins, a spokeswoman for Metrolinx, said construction on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line was not responsible for the sinkhole.
"As soon as we heard about the issue this morning we sent our team to the site and they determined it's unrelated to our construction and hasn't impacted their work on the Crosstown," Aikins wrote in an email to CBC News.
"It appears to be a water main break," she said.
The city says the two eastbound lanes are closed from Scott Road to Richardson Avenue, and the westbound lanes are being used for traffic in both directions.
City spokeswoman Kris Scheuer told CBC News that water will be shut-off while crews repair the pipe. Service is often restored within a number of hours, she said, but she added that "it depends on the severity of the break.
"In this case, to complete all repairs and roadwork the work may go on until the evening."
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