PITTSBURGH — A tractor-trailer crash and fuel spill closed part of Route 28 southbound for several hours Thursday morning, police said.
The truck struck a barrier about 2 a.m. at the Millvale exit and fuel began to leak. Crews from a hazmat team, Allegheny County and a private company worked to clean up the fuel, and the truck was hauled away, police said.
An estimated 100 gallons of fuel spilled from the truck when the crash caused a tank to rupture, police said. The fuel spilled over a distance of about 100 yards.
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Police said no one was hurt.
Drivers were detoured off the Millvale exit and back onto Route 28 near the 40th Street Bridge until about 6:45 a.m., when one of the lanes reopened. The roadway completely reopened about 7:15 a.m.
ALL LANES OF ROUTE 28 INBOUND NOW OPEN at Millvale. Route 28 Delays begin around the Highland Park Bridge - Traffic is also Very Heavy and Slow on Butler Street, across the river. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi pic.twitter.com/PVn3uAG7Ab
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— ShalerTownshipPolice (@PoliceShaler) January 9, 2020
Rt 28 south is closed at the Millvale off-ramp, tractor-trailer struck the barrier. Traffic detoured off the exit and then back on near the 40th Street Bridge. There are no reported injuries. First Responders and PA DOT are working to clean up a fuel spill. pic.twitter.com/lyml9DIvhN
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