People who work on Granville Island say the hole has grown since this morning

The sinkhole has been disrupting traffic onto the island

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A sinkhole has opened up on Anderson St at the entrance to Granville Island this morning.

Currently no vehicle traffic is allowed onto the Island. There will continue to be traffic disruptions around Granville Island until further notice. Motorists are being urged to plan other transportation options.

City of Vancouver engineers have assessed the site and crews are beginning repairs to some sort of waterline break.

Lisa Ono with Granville Island says it’s business as usual for local stores.

“There’s no safety issue, we’re simply just taking precautions to make sure the road is passable by vehicles.”

Lots of people stopping to take pictures. One person jokes “maybe Granville Island will actually become an island.” Crews on scene @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/DDhWf1A9Vv — Hana Mae N. Nassar (@HanaMaeNassar) June 3, 2017

Julian works nearby.

“Got here at 10.30 this morning and they had one lane of traffic going on the island. It was just a small little sinkhole and I guess it’s doubled or tripled in size now.”

“Everyone’s inn disbelief. Everyone’s kind of joking that Granville Island’s going to be an island.”

Looks like a sink hole on Granville Island is affecting traffic on to the Island. @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/oJOdICSoQr — Within the Kitchen (@withinthekitchn) June 3, 2017