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Indiana 49 north of US 20 reopens to traffic

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Ind. 49 north of the U.S. Highway 20 interchange has re-opened, after it was closed late Tuesday afternoon when a foul-smelling liquid began seeping through the asphalt, INDOT announced.

That liquid--antifreeze green in color--is believed to have been ground water chemically reacting with the slag base of the newly asphalted roadway.

“The Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Porter County, and an environmental contractor determined that the substance presented no threat to human health or to the environment,” INDOT said. “Crews were able to contain and clean up the road and make it passable for traffic.”

Ind. 49 does remain restricted to one lane in each direction as crews work to complete an ongoing re-surfacing project.

 

Posted 7/28/2016

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

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