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November 9, 2007

Workers to return to site of hazardous spill on Rte. 95

WEST GREENWICH -- State workers and private contractors are expected to head out to Route 95 for some follow-up roadwork today.

The state’s Department of Environmental Management and its contractor, Clean Harbors, are returning to the site of yesterday’s diesel oil spill on Route 95 South.

Shortly after noon yesterday, all lanes were closed between Exits 5 and 6 after a damaged truck spewed between 75 and 100 gallons of oil in the road. The roads were reopened at about 3 p.m.

DEM and its contractor are returning to the site today to remove contaminated soil and take care of any additional necessary cleanup.

The truck’s driver, David Darnell, 27, of Somerset, Ky., was summonsed for failing to do a daily inspection and not “safe loading,” which, State Police Capt. James Swanberg said, resulted in unsafe conditions that led to the spill.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Lisa Vernon-Sparks

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