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Gandy Boulevard Lane Closings Continue
Environmental cleanup work is still going on after a Tuesday crash involving a fully loaded tanker truck.
The Florida Department of Transportation is warning motorists that closings and delays along Gandy Boulevard are likely to continue through Thursday.
The department’s contractor and hazmat crews are still taking care of an environmental cleanup following a Tuesday tanker truck crash that resulted in a fuel spill of more than 10,000 gallons.
While more than 40 truckloads of contaminated soil have already been removed, FDOT reports more loads are expected and clean fill dirt has to be trucked in to replace it.
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“The median westbound lane of Gandy remains closed from east of 4th to east of 9th,” an email to media from FDOT stated. “Westbound Gandy is down to one lane. One of two eastbound left turns at Gandy and 4th remains closed. One of two northbound left turns at Gandy and 4th remains closed.”
The closings are expected to remain in place until sometime Thursday afternoon. Motorists should expect delays.
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