Sunday, February 08, 2026

Washington Gas still working after major leak in downtown Bethesda (Photos)


Washington Gas continues to work on multiple sites within an area of downtown Bethesda that Montgomery County police cordoned off during a major gas leak last Monday night. While Montgomery County officials publicly pinpointed a valve box as the source of the leak near the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and St. Elmo Avenue Tuesday morning, a Washington Gas crew was seen working on Cordell Avenue two days later. Yesterday, another team from the utility was performing extensive work on gas infrastructure underneath Old Georgetown Road, again within the boundaries of the area impacted by Monday's leak, and reducing Old Georgetown to one lane in each direction. Neither the County, nor the utility, has commented on the extended work since the initial incident.




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