Chicken Waste Truck Spills On Lurleen Wallace Blvd.; Delays Expected

TUSCALOOSA, AL —The Tuscaloosa Police Department confirms that it began receiving calls Tuesday morning concerning a large quantity of raw chicken parts in the road in the southbound lane of Lurleen Wallace Boulevard near University Boulevard.

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The calls began to come in just after 5 a.m., in addition to independent reports received by Patch, as some reported seeing vehicles sliding in the mess. ALDOT confirmed the spill was the result of a chicken waste truck spilling onto the business roadway.

It remains unclear exactly what spurred the situation and delays are expected as it is addressed.

Tuscaloosa Patch will have more details as they come available.

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