13 Alert Traffic: Highway 146 at Cien Road in Kemah shut down due to gas line rupture, police department says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crews were still trying to fix a ruptured gas line that forced a major highway to close near Kemah on Tuesday.

In a 7:14 p.m. update, the Kemah Fire Department said it remained on the location of the leak on Highway 146 at Cien Road.

Hours earlier, Kemah Fire first reported about a large-diameter natural gas leak. Kemah police said Highway 146 northbound at Cien Road and Highway 146 southbound to 96 were closed.

Authorities also said crews with CenterPoint Energy were working to contain the leak.

It’s unclear what led to the rupture.

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