GoG Road returns to normal after gas-line leak repaired
A private contractor digging in the right-hand eastbound lane of the 500 block of Garden of the Gods Road hit a Colorado Springs Utilities natural gas line, causing the closure of the six-lane thoroughfare in both directions from I-25 to Centennial Boulevard for more than six hours the afternoon and evening of March 25. Colorado Springs Utilities repaired the line that night and laid temporary paving over it the morning of March 26 to return the street to normal. The contractor who hit the line is expected to put in permanent paving as part of mitigating a financial penalty that's yet to be determined, according to Utilities spokesperson Patrice Lehermeier. No injuries were reported, although traffic was backed up with the event occurring during the evening rush hour. The gas line is two inches in width. The contractor probably had a permit for digging in the street, Lehermeier said, although she did not have that information immediately available.
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