Busy Charlotte road closed for hours amid gas leak
No customers impacted, officials say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A busy Charlotte road is expected to be closed for hours Thursday due to a gas leak, according to officials.
The leak happened around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, along Rea Road between Colony and Providence Roads.
Piedmont Natural Gas said a third-party contractor struck and damaged an underground natural gas line.
About 12 hours after the line was hit, Piedmont advised that their crews had made the area “safe” and turned off natural gas.
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Officials said the crew will reopen part of the road to make it passable; however, Rea Road will not be fully reopened until Thursday afternoon.
No customers were impacted by the damage and leak, according to officials.
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