Downtown Arlington Roads Closed After Worker Strikes Gas Line

ARLINGTON, TX — Officials have closed some streets in the area of Central Arlington after a worker struck an unmarked gas main during the Abram Street Rebuild project Tuesday afternoon.

The City of Arlington announced the closures on Twitter Tuesday afternoon, apologizing for any inconveniences caused by the closures.

The closures are: Southbound Cooper Street from Division to Abram Streets and eastbound Abram from Thornton to Cooper Streets remain closed while crews from Atoms work to repair the issue.

These closures may affect traffic into and out of Arlington Police Headquarters, which can be accessed from Division Street.

The City is working to have the streets reopened by Tuesday evening.

(1/2) A utilities subcontractor working on the Abram Street Rebuild hit an unmarked gas main while working the intersection of Cooper and Abram Street. @atmosenergy has responded to the scene and is actively working to have the issue repaired by this evening.

— City of Arlington (@CityOfArlington) April" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/CityOfArli... 3, 2018

(2/2) @ArlingtonPD & @ArlingtonTxFire have closed southbound Cooper Street from Division to Abram Street and eastbound Abram from Thornton to Cooper Street until the repairs have been completed. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

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