
After nearly 24 hours, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company finished repairing the underground gas leak that temporarily shut down access to the Mayo Peninsula in Anne Arundel County Friday night.
Utility crews were on the scene Saturday morning working to replace a section of the gas pipe and completed the repairs around 5 p.m. Saturday.
Ann Mooney, a BGE spokeswoman, said there was no interruption to gas service for the families who live on the Mayo Peninsula. Crews were working with one homeowner to monitor gas levels at their property, she said.
The road in and out of the peninsula also fully reopened Saturday evening when the repair work was completed. Access to the peninsula had been limited to one lane of traffic since about 2 a.m.
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Traffic on Saturday, however, has “been slow going,” said Sgt. Chris Anderson, a county police spokesman.

Emergency officials received a call shortly before 4 p.m. Friday about a gas leak near Central Avenue between Loch Haven and Muddy Creek roads.
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BGE crews arrived just after 5 p.m. and continue to investigate the cause of the leak. The issue may have to do with a 6-inch underground gas main.
The gas pipes underground are connected in segments, Mooney said, and something could have happened with the connecting parts, but the cause is currently unknown.
Some residents were unable to return to their homes Friday evening because the only way in and out of the peninsula was blocked off for the utility work.
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Some families waited out the closure at warming centers nearby, but it’s believed those facilities were empty Saturday morning as the families returned home.
South River High School and the Southern District Police Station community room were opened as warming centers. Police took the step of shutting down the road as a precaution so nothing would ignite the leaking gas, said Anderson, the police spokesman.
Because there was gas actively leaking from the line, the main issue was safety, Anderson said. That is why officials blocked off traffic for hours, so that nothing could spark or ignite the gas, he said.
The Mayo Peninsula, south of Annapolis, is home to almost 9,000 people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.
The number of people who have not been able to get into or out of their homes is unknown, according to officials.
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No injuries have been reported.
This story has been updated.
Reporter Tim Prudente contributed to this article.
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