Gas prices should return to normal now that a pipeline is working again, officials said Sunday.
Line 1 of the Colonial Pipeline, which feeds the majority of the gas supply for metro Atlanta, was back in service by 10 a.m. after an accident Monday left a person dead and several others hurt in Helena, Alabama.
The company said a trackhoe operated by a veteran and highly trained contract crew from eastern Alabama struck the pipeline, causing a massive explosion.
All product was removed from the affected segment of pipe Friday evening, the company said in a statement released Saturday .
“Excavation operations commenced shortly thereafter and continue this morning. Once excavation is complete, the affected segment of pipe will be removed and a new segment will be tested and installed. Based upon the latest information, we continue to project a Sunday afternoon restart of Line 1,” the company said.
While no outages were reported in metro Atlanta, gas prices have climbed , with some drivers reporting individual stations bumping prices up as much as 20 cents a gallon. However, the average price of regular gas in metro Atlanta Sunday morning was $2.31 a gallon, up 11 cents since Monday, according to Gas Buddy .
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