Crime & Safety
Crews Respond to Hwy. 33 Gas Leak in Saukville
A construction crew struck a gas line in the 800 block of Green Bay Avenue; We Energies responded and fixed the leak within 30 minutes, but the incident caused traffic delays.
A gas leak was started by a construction crew on Highway 33 in Saukville, causing traffic delays between the village and Port Washington.
The leak was reported around 4 p.m. Wednesday, when a construction crew caused the accident in the 800 block of East Green Bay Avenue, according to We Energies spokeswoman Cathy Schulze.
Schulze said gas was turned off for three surrounding businesses, but it has since been restored. The leak was stopped by around 4:30 p.m., and repairs had been completed by 6:30 p.m.
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The Saukville Police Department did not answer calls from Patch, but Port resident Tim Schwister said traffic was still backed up around 5:45 p.m. as a result of the gas leak repair.
As of 6:30 p.m., Ozaukee Dispatch said traffic was back to normal.
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— Local Editor Lyssa Beyer contributed to this report.
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