A burst water main has lifted part of the road in north Melbourne

A burst water main has lifted part of the road in north Melbourne 

Abbottsford and Arden streets are closed and earlier trams also couldn’t get through.

Click PLAY below to watch a video from early this morning

The water main is near a construction site but it’s not yet know what caused it to burst.

Adam Attard from Eastern Traffic Management was among the first on scene shortly after 5am. 

He says it’ll take more than a day to fix.

The aftermath of the burst water main Photo: TODAY SHOW/Christine Ahern