Gas Leak Shuts Down Broadway in Westwood [UPDATE]

Parts of Broadway, Washington Avenue and Westwood Avenue were shut down for several hours Monday after a crew working on the signalization improvement project struck a gas main, according to Westwood Fire Chief Jaymee Hodges.

Contractors hit the main at the busy Broadway intersection shortly after 8 a.m. and crews from PSE&G spent hours stopping the leak. Work repairing the main lasted until that evening.

The leak was "under control" earlier Monday afternoon, but a large amount of gas had escaped, Hodges said.  A noticeable odor of gas was in the air near the scene late in the morning and firefighters from Westwood and Hillsdale were checking gas levels in area buildings until about 12:30 p.m., though no evacuations were made.