Ponce de Leon Avenue reopened Tuesday after a gas leak had shut down traffic in both directions at Penn Avenue and west of Argonne Avenue, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Businesses and an apartment complex in the area were evacuated, authorities said.
A construction crew struck a gas line, causing the leak. Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesman Cortez Stafford said there were “high levels of gas readings” in the area.
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