Crime & Safety
Clean-Up Set For Asphalt Spill On Petrified Forest Road
Motorists advised to drive carefully on the stretch near the border of Napa and Sonoma counties, officials said.
NAPA VALLEY, CA – One-lane traffic control is in effect on Petrified Forest Road at the Napa-Sonoma county line where a truck spilled a load of hot asphalt late Monday, according to the Napa County Department of Public Works.
The driver of the truck responsible for the spill apparently took off or might not have been aware of the spill, Public Works Superintendent Steve Stangland said.
Crews could not remove the asphalt with shovels Monday night because it was "glued to the ground," Stangland said.
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He estimated about 5 tons of asphalt spilled on the rural road that remained open overnight.
"It wasn't a hazard. It looked like a bad asphalt patch," Stangland said.
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The spill on Petrified Forest Road happened about 300 yards from Mountain Home Ranch Road. The road is expected to reopen this afternoon, Stangland said.
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Asphalt spilled Monday by an unknown trucking company on Petrified Forest Road at the Napa-Sonoma county line is scheduled for clean-up today, according to Napa County Public Works.
As road crews will be working, the agency asks drivers to use caution when traveling in the area.
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