Barricades Coming Down Near San Bruno Pipeline Crater
SAN BRUNO (KCBS) - Good news for folks who live near the pipeline explosion site in San Bruno, as residents will soon be able to drive on city streets that have been closed for weeks.
Since the September 9th explosion and fire, most of the streets that run through San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood have been closed to the public. But the city plans to reopen most of them as early as this week.
San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane said it's a small change, but "it is another step in the recovery and rebuild."
KCBS' Matt Bigler Reports:
In addition, it will save the city $28,000 a week in security expenses.
"The fencing alone is $22,000 a year, so we feel we can now save some of that security money," said Ruane.
The blast site itself will remain fenced off, as investigators still need access to the 72-foot-long crater.
Steve Wagstaff with the San Mateo County District Attorney's office said their probe into the accident continues.
"By the time it's done we want to know for sure if any laws were violated, and if there were, and they're California laws, that will be our responsibility to take action," said Wagstaff.
Next month, the NTSB is expected to release a second preliminary report into the cause of the explosion that killed eight people.
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