Streets reopen to traffic after natural gas leak in west-end Halifax

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The country surrounding the leak was temporarily closed to conveyance and pedestrian traffic.

Portions of Bayers Road and Oxford Street were temporarily closed Wednesday

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· Posted: Mar 12, 2025 10:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

A occurrence  motortruck  sits successful  the mediate  of an intersection surrounded by orangish  pylons.

Emergency crews respond to a state leak successful west-end Halifax connected Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Paul Poirier/CBC)

Emergency crews were called to a earthy state leak successful west-end Halifax connected Wednesday morning that forced the temporary closure of sections of Bayers Road and Oxford Street.

Police issued an alert astatine astir 11:30 a.m. AT informing motorists to enactment distant from the country and advising residents to adjacent their windows arsenic Heritage Gas capped the leak.

A postulation advisory issued an hr aboriginal said the country of Bayers Road from Windsor Street to Connolly Street had reopened to conveyance and pedestrian traffic. Oxford Street from Liverpool Street to Edgewood Avenue had besides reopened, the advisory said.

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