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Road construction in Mountain View’s Cuesta Park neighborhood caused a gas leak Tuesday morning, prompting evacuations, a shelter-in-place order and traffic delays.
The leak occurred at the intersection of Miramonte and Hans avenues. Fourteen homes were temporarily evacuated and four more were instructed to shelter in place, Mountain View Fire Department spokesperson Robert Maitland told the Voice. The impacted residences were located on the west side of Miramonte and the south side of Star Way, Maitland said.
The gas line was breached during work on the city’s Miramonte improvement project, which will reduce driving lanes and add buffered bike lanes. The contractor, Radius Earthwork, Inc., was performing asphalt concrete grinding and paving when the grinding machine hit the gas line, Maitland said.
The gas line in the area is shallow, Maitland said. Typically, gas lines are buried at a depth of 24 to 36 inches, but the line along Miramonte was only six inches underground.
Fire crews arrived on the scene at 9:19 a.m. Tuesday, followed by Pacific Gas & Electric Company at 9:32 a.m.
PG&E stopped the leak at 10:14 a.m., and the shelter in place and evacuation orders were lifted after fire crews confirmed gas in the air had dissipated, Maitland said. The Mountain View Police Department provided traffic control during the incident.
I don’t live close to there but from what I’ve heard that Miramonte project has been a PITA for now five years.
The stuff is not only highly flammable but also dangerous to our planet. Today we have alternatives, so this is another reminder for us to shut down gas services to residential neighborhoods.
I guess they didn’t call 811 before digging…