Short-term repairs started Monday to reroute the North River back to its original course in Truro after heavy flooding breached a berm earlier this month.

The North River flooded a gravel pit after rushing water broke through the raised embankment.

Heavy machinery is being used to build a road to where water breached the berm during the last few weeks. After the road is built, then heavy rocks will be brought in to block off the berm again, reports the CBC's Jean Laroche.

Crews work on rerouting the North River back to its original course starting in Truro. (Jean Laroche/CBC)

The province announced late last week that it will take measures to repair the Truro-area berm, just one day after Agriculture Minister John MacDonell said the raised embankment on the North River is a berm, not a dike, and because it was built by a private landowner it's not his department's responsibility

Officials from all three levels of government will meet on Wednesday to discuss long-term solutions for the breached berms and dikes in Colchester County.

George Norrie, who owns the embankment, said he and his family maintained it until about 30 years ago when the department of environment and federal fisheries took over how it would be managed.

Norrie said government officials botched the job in the past.