A sinkhole has opened up on Bowness Road due to a water main break, affecting local businesses.

The water main broke on Saturday at 10 a.m., affecting 20 businesses between 62nd and 63rd Street N.W.

The Place restaurant has been closed for three days.

The owner of The Place restaurant says he has lost $9,000 due to the closure.

The owner has to ask his suppliers for more time to pay because he doesn't have enough money.

Crews have been working on the pipe since Saturday and made a small repair on Sunday.

However, another leak was found near the repair after the water was turned back on.

Crews are now fixing a small part of the water main.

They think they will finish the repair today and have the water back on by the end of the day.

This is a problem for the local business area, which just had a big event.

There have been other water issues in Bowness in the last few months.

The local business group says it's like the same thing is happening again.

Some shops don't need water to operate, but the construction is still a problem.

One new store has had to close on weekends because of the construction.

The owner of the store is very frustrated because weekends are usually their busiest time.

The city says this break is not related to a bigger pipe that broke before.

That bigger pipe broke twice in the last two years and caused big problems.

The city is working to replace the bigger pipe and should be done by December.

The city is spending over $1 billion to fix its water system.

A local politician wants more money to go to basic services like water.

She thinks the city needs to focus on making sure residents don't get used to water main breaks.

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