In a coordinated response to a construction mishap in Centerville, local businesses voluntarily shut down after a gas main was struck, sending authorities into high alert. The incident occurred on Monday when a construction crew working on road widening near 400 West and Parrish Lane damaged a four-inch gas line, prompting a swift shutdown of the intersection and surrounding streets. KSLTV reported that Enbridge Gas, South Davis Metro Fire, Centerville Police, and Public Works were among the responders addressing the hazardous situation.

According to the Centerville Police Department, their closure of the roads, canopied by the day's fading light, wrought a veil of safety around the troubled intersection, as businesses in the adjacency of Parish Lane and 400 West chose closure. As KUTV advised, all directions of Parish Lane were closed "until further notice" while repair crews worked assiduously to mend the severed line.

The disruption snaked its way into the following day, inflicting its squeeze on the morning commute, which saw the area still cordoned off by police tape and traffic cones. As obtained by ABC4 underscored the officials' plea: "We are asking that motorists, cyclists and pedestrians avoid the area and the intersection until it can be reopened."

Despite the upheaval, information seeped out sparingly, leaving many questions unanswered. Officials, stepping carefully through the details like a dancer avoiding missteps, did not furnish an estimate on when normalcy would return to the intersection. However, they assured that more information would emanate in time, promises hanging in the air like the gas once did, invisible, perilous, and demanding respect.