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Gas leak capped; had affected traffic in Boynton Beach near Ocean Avenue & Federal Highway

Posted at 9:47 AM, May 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-22 11:20:35-04

A gas leak caused an evacuation and affected traffic in Boynton Beach near 400 E Ocean Ave for a time Monday morning.

Construction workers hit a gas line with a backhoe, police said.

 

As a result, Ocean Ave. was shut down from SE 3rd Street to Federal Highway as well as all of SE 4th Street and the area along 400 East Ocean Ave. area was evacuated.

The leak occurred in a two-inch pipe, which was later capped.