Continue to Support Safety and Do Not Enter Secured Worksite
A 10-inch natural gas pipeline was damaged by a third-party construction crew doing work unrelated to Peoples Gas on April 5. Due to the location of the pipeline at the NW 22nd Avenue Bridge, the draw bridge is up and will remain closed to vehicle traffic until further notice by Miami Police. Traffic continues to be rerouted in the area. Boat traffic is passing underneath the bridge at this time.
Peoples Gas’ priority is safety. There are no public safety or environmental concerns at this time. Peoples Gas has been coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami Fire Department.
The area has been secured by local law enforcement and Peoples Gas team members remain monitoring on site.
Media should not attempt to enter the secured worksite. Drones should not be flown in the area.
What’s New
- To further reduce risk, natural gas pressure on the pipeline has been reduced. Peoples Gas crews are monitoring system pressures of the pipeline around the clock to continue serving approximately 3,000 customers in the downtown, Coconut Grove and Little Havana areas of Miami. No customers have lost service or are impacted by the reduced pressures at this time.
Additional Incident Details:
- As a result of the impact by third-party construction equipment, a 10-inch steel distribution pipeline was damaged. The pipeline is buried 20-feet deep.
- The utility continues to actively monitor atmospheric gas levels in the area and no issues have been detected.
- The repair plans include installing new pipe to bypass the damage. Once the permanent bypass is in place, technicians will pressure test and flow natural gas through the new pipe. Then, they will take the damaged section of pipe out of service.
- Peoples Gas expects repairs to take up to a week to complete.
Media Contact:
Michelle Bozman
(813) 376-5743
