Crime & Safety

Gas Main Rupture Closes Conshohocken State Road/state Route 23

Construction crew accident caused rupture, township said.

Lower Merion Township said a portion of Conshohocken State Road/state Route 23 is closed after a gas main ruptured.

The rupture, caused by a construction crew accident, closed the road between Waverly and Black Rock roads.

The township said Lower Merion Police estimate the road will be closed until at least 3 p.m. today.

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PECO officials are on the scene, the township said.

Motorists should avoid the area.

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