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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY <br />City of South Bend <br />St. Joseph County <br /> <br /> <br />For Release <br />Thursday, October 07, 2010 <br /> <br /> <br />Contact: Mikki Dobski, 574. 876.1564 (C) <br /> <br /> <br />Natural gas line ruptures closes downtown <br />offices and courthouses <br /> <br /> <br />South Bend, IN:City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Officials have announced <br />that all city and county offices in downtown South Bend, including absentee voting, have <br />been closed for the remainder of the day, as a result of the ruptured natural gas line on <br />Jefferson Boulevard, between Michigan and Main Streets. In addition, the downtown <br />South Bend County Courthouses are also closed for the day. <br />Absentee voting is available in Mishawaka, at the County Services Building <br />located at 217 L.W.W. <br />Fire, Police, and Public Works Department crews are working with Nipsco to <br />secure the area while repairs are being made. Traffic is prohibited from Wayne to <br />Washington and from St. Joseph St. to Lafayette Blvd. <br />When the repairs are completed, an “all-clear” will be issued. Until then, <br />residents are asked to avoid the area to allow crews to complete the work as quickly and <br />safely as possible. At this time, it is expected that all county and city offices will re-open, <br />as usual, Friday morning. <br />### <br />