NIPSCO crews responded to a “third party damage” to their gas line at 6750 Daniel Burnham Dr. in Portage Tuesday afternoon.

Due to the gas leak, the entire I-94 between SR 249 (MM 19) and Highway 20 (MM22) was closed for several hours until Tuesday evening.

NIPSCO announced on Tuesday evening that the gas supply to the damaged section of the pipeline had been successfully interrupted and traffic could flow again.

Since Tuesday evening, NIPSCO teams have begun repairing the damaged pipe section.