Sheppard & McCowan intersection partially reopens after gas leak
Posted October 16, 2014 6:52 am.
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The intersection of McCowan Road and Sheppard Avenue East has partially reopened Thursday morning following Wednesday’s natural gas leak.
Enbridge crews capped the leak just before 7 a.m. Thursday after working on it for almost 24 hours.
Sheppard and the southbound lanes of McCowan reopened soon after. The northbound lanes remain closed.
A large, old pipe valve burst, so crews had to weld together a custom-made cap which they then put in place.
The pipe is located under the road and, when the pipe burst, people waiting at a bus stop nearby could hear and smell the escaping gas.
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