UPDATE: Gas Leak Secured, Route 61 Northbound Open

Traffic is partially moving on Route 61 north of St. Clair after being closed all day due to a gas leak.

 Around 8:00am, Wednesday, Route 61 north of St. Clair was closed in both directions due to a gas leak.

The call came in just before 8:00am, for a report of a gas leak that occurred in the construction area.  UGI was reported to already be on scene.

Emergency personnel arrived on scene and advised that the would be shutting southbound Route 61 down at the Darkwater Road intersection and northbound at the former Schuylkill Mall exit.

Route 61 remained closed in both directions all day.  The gas leak also closed all the businesses in the Coal Creek Commerce Center all day.

An update just after 4:00pm from John W. Blickley, Director Schuylkill County Office of Emergency Management, the leak has been secured and northbound Route 61 has reopened.  Southbound remains closed.

UPDATE:  As of 5:00pm, Southbound Route 61 is open as well.