Crews with the gas company Énergir were called out to the corner of Ste. Catherine and Crescent Sts. to fix a gas leak.
It appears that right around the noon hour on Tuesday, a worker performing excavation work in the area snagged a 4-inch gas main.
Officials with Énergir suggest the leak should be capped in time for the afternoon drive. There haven't been any power failures, but several neighboring streets have been closed to traffic.
Several businesses have also been evacuated.