Approximately 75 homes are affected by a watermain break on Little Avenue this morning.
The city says homeowners in the area will not have water service until around 4 p.m.
Due to another watermain break on Murray Street, 35 households in the Allandale area will not have water until around the same time.
The city says there are no concerns with the safety of drinking water at this time.
City staff are on location at both sites. Impacted residents are being informed directly of the water outage via door-to-door visits.
Little Avenue is closed between Armstrong Boulevard and Huronia Road. Access for residents within the closure will be maintained and emergency services will have access to respond within the closure.
Barrie Transit has detours in place on Route 1, and it is detouring via Little to Bayview to Big Bay Point to Welham in each direction. Stops in the area of Little Avenue are temporarily closed and signed as 'out of service'.
Murray Street is also closed. Access for residents within the closure will be maintained and emergency services will have access to respond.
The city says it will continue to provide updates to the public as they become available. Updates will be shared with local media and posted on the City of Barrie Facebook (www.facebook.com/cityofbarrie
