Gas leak causing delays at Holland Tunnel

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Holland Tunnel is open again Tuesday morning after a gas leak shut down the westbound tube.

Officials were venting the tunnel, but heavy delays were reported.

Construction workers excavating the site of a former diner struck a gas main in Jersey City, briefly forcing the closure.

The worker was digging a large hole when he struck a 1-inch main at the 14th Street site just before 10 a.m. PSE&G workers quickly responded and shut off the gas line.

New Jersey-bound lanes of the Holland Tunnel were temporarily closed while the main was capped.

The construction site was the former home of the Tunnel Diner, a landmark eatery that appeared in the 1996 film "City Hall." It closed in 2007 and was demolished after failing to attract a buyer.

The Holland Tunnel reopened around 10:30 a.m.

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