UPDATE - The Southbound lane of Johnston St. has been reopened.
The Lafayette Fire Department says that the Northbound lane will reopen later today (04/07/21) as soon as first responder and hazmat equipment is removed.
(Original story below)
Lafayette Police Department has closed sections of Johnston St. due to a gas leak.
Currently, Johnston Street between Aqueduct Drive and West Broussard Road is closed. Lafayette Hazmat and Emergency officials are on the scene as crews work to repair the gas line.
DOTD says the Northbound lane of Johnston is closed.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area until the leak is fixed.
UPDATE - The Southbound lane of Johnston St. has been reopened.
The Lafayette Fire Department says that the Northbound lane will reopen later today (04/07/21) as soon as first responder and hazmat equipment is removed.
(Original story below)
Lafayette Police Department has closed sections of Johnston St. due to a gas leak.
Currently, Johnston Street between Aqueduct Drive and West Broussard Road is closed. Lafayette Hazmat and Emergency officials are on the scene as crews work to repair the gas line.
DOTD says the Northbound lane of Johnston is closed.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area until the leak is fixed.
A construction crew working on Johnston Street accidentally struck a natural gas line causing a leak and shutting down part of the major roadway for nearly six hours.
The crew hit a 3-inch high-pressure gas line causing a major gas leak while digging Wednesday morning in the 6800 block of Johnston Street, which is south of the Acadiana Mall, fire department spokesperson Alton Trahan said in a release.
CenterPoint Energy repaired the broken line. The lead did not cause any evacuations, Trahan said.
The Lafayette Fire Hazmat team is on the scene. There have been no evacuations but Johnston Street is closed between Aqueduct Drive and West Broussard Road, Trahan said.
UPDATE: Lafayette Police are giving more details about Wednesday morning s gas leak on Johnston Street.
Officers have closed off Johnston Street between Aqueduct Drive and West Broussard Road after construction crews working on the busy roadway accidentally hit a 3 high pressure natural gas line while digging.
There are no evacuations at this time as Lafayette Fire Hazmat is on the scene, as well as CenterPoint Energy who is working to repair the broken line.
The repairs are expected to last at least 4 hours.
Lafayette police say they are blocking traffic at the intersection of Johnston Street and E. Broussard Road while hazmat crews respond to a gas leak.
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