Traffic & Transit
I-680 Haz-Mat Cleanup Continues
A crash involving big rigs on I-680 has backed up traffic since before 2 a.m. An earlier all-clear was premature.
FREMONT, CA — A sig-alert for northbound I-680 was canceled at 3:36 p.m. after it was announced that all lanes were open following a day-long haz-mat cleanup. But...not so fast.
The CHP log noted at 4:46 p.m. that all southbound lanes still needed a few hours of cleanup.
UPDATE:
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The Fremont Police Department is warning drivers that a haz-mat cleanup on northbound Interstate Highway 680 is expected to last into the evening commute. Agencies from Caltrans to the California Fish and Wildlife Department are involved. The right hand lane and shoulder remain closed.
Fremont Police strongly encourage drivers heading into the Tri-Valley to use an alternate route.
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Fremont residents should choose surface streets to get home. Extra police will patrol known problem areas.
UPDATE:
Two lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 680 have reopened near Fremont on Monday morning after a collision between two big-rigs led to a fuel leak of more than 3,800 gallons of gasoline, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was first reported at 1:48 a.m. near Vargas Road. A big-rig struck the center divider and jackknifed, then was struck by the second big-rig, CHP Officer Tyler Hahn said.
Minor injuries were reported in the crash, which blocked all northbound lanes of the highway for several hours. The two left lanes reopened as of shortly before 9 a.m. but the other lanes remain closed and there is no estimate for when they will reopen, according to the CHP.
ORIGINAL POST:
All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 680 are closed after a big rig spilled more than 3,000 gallons of fuel. A major haz-mat cleanup is underway. Minor injuries were reported int he crash.
The collision involved a jackknifed big rig and other vehicles, including a tanker that spilled the gasoline. The first report of the crash was at 1:48 a.m. There is no estimate of when the highway will reopen.
All traffic is being diverted off the freeway at North Mission Boulevard.
All lanes of NB 680 in are shut down at Mission Blvd. because of a crash in #Sunol near Andrade Road. A big rig hit the center median and jack knifed. A fuel tanker hit the big rig and leaked 3,800 gallons of fuel. Clean up expected to last hours. @KTVU pic.twitter.com/Xj6uvXHtEl
— Cristina Rendon (@CristinaKTVU) September 16, 2019
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