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Drivers will want to steer clear of Elgin Street this morning, as it is partially closed in both directions between Waverley Street and Gladstone Avenue due to a broken water main.

The thoroughfare was closed for about ab hour before reopening some lanes at about 7 a.m.

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However, OC Transpo tweeted that routes 5 and 14 would be detoured away from Elgin between Waverley and Somerset while repairs were underway.

Riders were advised to catch northbound buses at Elgin and McLeod or Elgin and Cooper and the southbound buses at Elgin and Lisgar or Elgin and McLeod.

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