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Halifax Water is on the scene of a sinkhole in downtown Halifax.
According to Halifax Regional Police, Hollis Street is closed to tractor-trailers and Halifax Transit buses. Those vehicles are being diverted at Upper Water Street west on Cogswell Street.
Hollis remains open to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of other vehicles.
In an initial media release just before 8 a.m., police said Hollis was closed between Duke and Prince streets.
The closure is creating delays throughout the area.