Gas leak being repaired near Royal Heights Road in Belleville

Royal Heights Road was reopened late Wednesday morning after a gas leak brought traffic to a halt for about two hours.

According to the Belleville Fire Department, Ameren workers pinpointed the source of the underground leak and began to make repairs.

The road was closed around 9 a.m. between Memorial Drive and South Park Drive. The nearby West Junior High and Abraham Lincoln Elementary schools kept students inside during the leak.

This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 9:52 AM with the headline "Gas leak being repaired near Royal Heights Road in Belleville."