Traffic alert: Newberry Road lanes closed near I-75 due to gas leak
May 17, 2024
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – According to an alert from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), a gas main was hit overnight on SR 26 (Newberry Road), just east of 75th Street. Only one eastbound lane is currently open. This is close to the I-75 ramps. FDOT is in the process of putting up message boards further west advising motorists of traffic conditions. GRU said it will be closed until around noon.
This has been reported that this was due to the fiber contractor hitting a gas line
I know one of the employees that worked on this, the cabling company, putting all the fiber down around the city and county, drilled into the Gas conduit. I hope they have ins., and have to pay for it. Otherwise, it will be another burden on the tax payers of the city and county.