Traffic & Transit

Gas Leak Shuts Down Intersection In Downers Grove

Village officials were responding to the gas leak just after noon.

A gas leak closed the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Main Street in Downers Grove Monday afternoon.
A gas leak closed the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Main Street in Downers Grove Monday afternoon. (Autumn Johnson/Patch)

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — A gas leak closed an intersection in Downers Grove Monday afternoon.

The gas leak, which was reported around noon, closed the intersection at Prairie Avenue and Main Street, according to a Tweet from village officials. The intersection was still closed as of 1 p.m., and motorists were advised to seek alternative routes.

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