Overview
- Police received a report at 7:43 that water was flowing onto the street at the Papenreye location.
- Authorities shut the entire thoroughfare in consultation with Hamburg Wasser due to an immediate hazard.
- Escaping water undermined the roadbed and caused sections of the sidewalk to sink.
- Hamburg Wasser cautioned that the carriageway could break if a vehicle drives over it.
- Crews are working urgently to enable a partial reopening, and officials have not yet determined the damage extent or repair timeline.