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Gas leak in Suffolk has been secured, Wilroy Road back open

The gas leak closed down part of Wilroy Road for several hours before it was repaired by Columbia Natural Gas.

SUFFOLK, Va. — Officials with Suffolk Fire & Rescue and the Suffolk Police Department responded to the scene of a gas leak Tuesday morning.

A statement from the city said the leak was reported at 8:38 a.m. on the 1700 block of Wilroy Road, after a construction crew accidentally hit a line there. 

Around 9:30 a.m., all lanes of Wilroy Road along with the eastbound Route 58 off-ramp onto Wilroy Road were closed and traffic was being rerouted. 

Around 11:30 a.m., the gas leak had been repaired by Columbia Natural Gas, but there was still repair work to do, so that section of Wilroy Road remained shut down.

At 4:47 p.m., a spokesperson for the City of Suffolk said Wilroy Road was back open.

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