Buford Highway was closed for the second time in less than a month due to a gas main break.
All northbound and southbound lanes on the highway were blocked just south of North Druid Hills Road on Monday around 11:30 a.m.
Brookhaven Police reopened the road around noon.
A gas main leak on Aug. 26 closed Buford Highway near North Druid Hills Road for hours. In April, crews worked to fix another nearby gas leak at the intersection of Briarcliff and North Druid Hills roads, causing an hours-long closure of Briarcliff Road.
Following a March gas line leak that shut down Clairmont Road, Atlanta Gas Light spokeman Matt Sawhill said, "These incidents are not uncommon when installing underground infrastructure. Due to the heightened sensitivity of the regulator station location, the foreman and superintendent [were asked] to exercise extreme caution throughout the remainder of this process."
The recent gas leaks in the area over the last four to five months have alarmed residents who oppose the Atlanta Gas Light regulator station being built in the Peachtree-DeKalb Airport flight path.
In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues.
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