UPDATE: The Town of Mattawa has announced around 9 p.m. that Main Street has been fully re-opened to traffic.
The town thanks everyone for their patience and co-operation while the work crews worked diligently to reinforce and repair the Sand Berm.
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While the wind and rain have not hampered the flood situation in the area today, things still continue to get worse in Mattawa.
The town, which called a state of emergency on Monday, has seen waters in the community rise again.
“Residents and Businesses situated at the lower end of Main Street, Water Street, and Mattawan Street were evacuated as a precautionary measure due to a possible breaching of the ‘Sand Berm’ on the Mattawan Street shoreline,” the town of Mattawa stated on its Facebook page late Saturday afternoon.
“The Berm is being reinforced and repaired at this time. The bridge was closed temporarily as a precaution and OPP are monitoring and re-directing traffic from the Highway 17 Round-A-Bout to the Bridge while these repairs are being completed. It is anticipated that the Bridge and Main Street areas will be re-opened to local traffic later this evening.”
Due to the flood concern, the Municipal Office has been relocated to the Mattawa Information Centre until further notice.
For any additional questions or concerns, residents are asked to call 705-744-0222.
