Portions of two Midtown roads have reopened after a construction crew hit a 2-inch gas line .

Penn Avenue between 6th and 8th streets and Argonne Avenue between 7th and 10th streets were temporarily closed, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said.

Just before 4 p.m., the roads were reopened.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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