Sunken catch basin cover

This is why the street floods when it rains hard, near Queen's Collegiate.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 30, 3:04 PM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto

The city responded

Ref #09243695 ↗ Transportation Services

✓

Fixed

Marked resolved May 3

Fixed, and a neighbour went back to check.

Someone from this neighbourhood walked past on May 8 and confirmed the work was done, 3 days after you reported it. That is the loop closed by the people who live here.

Marked resolved May 8, 8:57 AM

Closed, on the record

Fixed in 3 days.

Martin Grove Road in Etobicoke North is a little better today because somebody said something, neighbours stood behind it, and the city finished the work. That is how this is supposed to work.

Apr 30 · reported

✓ Resolved May 3 · confirmed

Reported this yourself? Add your after photo when you pass by. It completes the record.

3 days

report → fix

Reported April 30 · resolved on May 3, 2026 · Confirmed complete by Toronto 311 · July 17, 2026

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What's nearby

Queen's Collegiate

School · anchors this report's story

368m

Martin Grove Rd at Enterprise Rd

Bus Stop

10m

Martin Grove Rd at Enterprise Rd South Side

Bus Stop

35m

This street's story: 8 city catch basins and 5 manholes serve this block. A blocked catch basin is the usual reason a curb floods like this.

The case we sent

Report details · AI-written, reviewed by the reporter

A catch basin cover on Martin Grove Road is sunken or raised with deteriorated surrounding asphalt and dark water damage patches, indicating settling or drainage failure. The area contains multiple utility access points and five catch basins within 100 meters, most installed in 1957.

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 3:04:14
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 3:04:14
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 3:04:14
✓ Matched your report to Ward 1, for you 3:04:14
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 3:05:22
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it May 1
✓ And when the city marked it fixed, we brought the answer back to you. That's the loop, closed. May 3