Cracked pavement around catch basin

This is why the street floods when it rains hard, steps from the 1245 Martin Grove Rd bus stop.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 30, 3:26 PM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto + Cllr. Crisanti

The city responded

Ref #09243871 ↗ Toronto Water

✓

Fixed

Confirmed Jun 9

Fixed, confirmed by Toronto 311.

40 days after you reported it. We take the city at its word, and you get the final one: is it actually fixed?

The city marked this resolved Jun 9, 12:00 AM

Closed, on the record

Fixed in 40 days.

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

Apr 30 · reported

✓ Resolved Jun 9 · confirmed

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40 days

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Reported April 30 · resolved on June 9, 2026 · Confirmed complete by Toronto 311 · July 17, 2026 · checked against the city's records, not taken on faith

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What's nearby

1245 Martin Grove Rd

Bus Stop · anchors this report's story

121m

1330 Martin Grove Rd

Bus Stop

146m

This street's story: 4 city catch basins and 2 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

Two utility access covers on Martin Grove Road show visible pavement cracking and subsidence, with radial cracks around the larger catch basin indicating potential drainage system stress or ground settlement. The nearby catch basins in this area average 35 years old.

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 3:26:02
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 3:26:02
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 3:26:02
✓ Found your ward and put your councillor on the record, for you 3:26:02
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 3:26:29
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it
✓ And when the city marked it fixed, we brought the answer back to you. That's the loop, closed. Jun 9