Drivers on U.S.-126 outside of Lansing, Mich., were held up in traffic after a truck carrying processed biosolids tipped over, emptying its contents across the northbound lanes of the highway. The truck, which was carrying two trailers full of biosolids from Detroit’s wastewater treatment plant, blew a tire, tipping one of the trailers. The load was headed for a landfill.Two cars and a motorcycle slid through the mess and also spun out of control. The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries.The spill was removed with backhoes and water trucks. The lanes reopened after about eight hours of cleanup.Source: Detroit Free Press, KSBYHo-Chunk
News Briefs: Biosolids Spill Shuts Down Highway
In this week's news, a biosolids spill creates highway mayhem, water utilities up the ante for lawn replacement and a water tower collapse damages a church.
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