Crews were expected to complete work Thursday repairing a 6-inch gas line and water main that was broken when it was struck during construction work by Department of Transportation workers in Westchester.
SoCalGas crews made temporary repairs and worked overnight on the breaks, which occurred when a Los Angeles Department of Transportation construction crew was doing utility work about 9:10 p.m. Wednesday near the 9600 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, according to the Southern California Gas Company.
Repairs were expected to be completed some time Thursday afternoon, a utility spokesman told City News Service.
The utility was notified of the break about 9:30 p.m.
The northbound lanes of Sepulveda Boulevard were closed at Imperial Highway along with the east- and westbound lanes at Sepulveda Boulevard and 96th Street, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton.
The leak was stopped about 2 a.m. Thursday.
Service remained disrupted Thursday for about 10 customers, a gas company official said.
The damage to the gas line and water main was caused by a third-party conducting utility work, said Erick Rivas, a spokesman for SoCalGas.
” This third-party work was not related to any SoCalGas work,” Rivas told City News Service.
Rivas acknowledged traffic impacts were possible during the repair work, which could play havoc with the rush of holiday travelers heading in and out of Los Angeles International Airport for Memorial Day weekend travel.
SoCalGas reminds residents, business owners, and their contractors to call 811 before digging at construction sites or in yards. This free service helps prevent injuries and damage to underground utility lines.