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Recovery and cleanup of overturned tanker truck on I-10 to last two days
PORT ALLEN - A tanker truck was in a precarious spot after it apparently tipped over on an I-10 entrance ramp Monday night.
The truck was spotted on its side at the LA 1 ramp along I-10 West around 7: 30 p.m.. The vehicle appeared to be leaning on the outside barrier of the ramp.
The ramp has since been opened, but with restrictions from the following locations:
-I-10 WB to The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is closed. Traffic may still access LA 1 Southbound from I-10 WB.
-LA 1 SB to The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is also closed.
-Access to The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is still open from LA 1 NB as well as I-10 EB.
The tanker truck has been moved off-site and cleanup operations are commencing.
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The cleanup operation is currently anticipated to continue until Thursday morning.
At this time, there is no word on whether or not the accident resulted in any injuries.
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