Fuel spill on US6 causes lane closures and cleanup, Adams County CO


A fuel spill occurred on US6 near I-70 in Colorado, covering the highway and causing lane closures. Maintenance teams and a Hazmat crew are managing cleanup, using a front-end loader and dirt to address the spill. Traffic lanes are being closed and reopened as cleanup progresses to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Front Range - CDOT Safety Patrol and Traffic Management Teams
04:28
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, we no longer have a split scene. CSB is going to come back and we'll be opening up the number two and number three lanes as soon as they're back on scene.
00:09
Follow the guys when we actually do that.
00:12
Copy.
00:14
1206.
00:18
And RT4, did you copy myself in RT7 talking about we need a front end loader on US6?
00:26
I just got off the phone with 5 John 2. I told him to contact RT7 to find out exactly what he needed.
00:33
We told him about the fuel spill, though it's all over the highway.
00:38
Yeah, that's from, thank you.
00:40
At 12.7.
00:47
RG7. R2.
00:50
Park to 5 John 2. He's going to work on getting a bucket loader with dirt down here.
00:56
And then after we get that, we'll figure out how we're going to pick the dirt up.
01:02
Do we have an ETA on the Hazley crew? Um,
01:08
no. Let me see if I can find a trooper. Jepko Hasmat on theme.
01:12
I've got to find a trooper.
01:14
That's fine, sir. If Jeffco has Matt's on scene, we'll report that at 1210.
01:33
RG4 RG7.
01:41
RG4. RG7, correct.
01:44
RG4, go ahead.
01:46
I have maintenance personnel down here.
01:48
I'm going to leave them here,
01:50
and I gave them your contact number to reach out to you to give you updates.
01:58
I'm sorry, say again, I was in the middle of the conversation.
02:01
I have maintenance down here. I give him your contact number to give you updates of what's going on down here, and I'm going to clear if you're good with that.
02:11
Yeah, that's for...
02:14
Hi, Vicki, Mary Golden.
02:17
How good, Jay.
02:19
Please the roll-up. We've got two and three open.
02:21
We're going to hold lane one close for the time of you.
02:26
I'm happy.
02:28
I'll move closer to the record then.
02:30
The Q is 1213.
02:35
I'll call for you. All you call for a three-year-out,
02:42
sir. What kind of did you want me in?
02:46
Cree laps, sir.
02:50
Coming up, westbound 6,000.
02:53
I'm skipping.
02:57
R24, I need you to block the number one lane westbound.
03:04
Copy that.
03:13
RG4, just to clarify, you want him in lane one westbound approaching I-70 on 6th Avenue, correct?
03:20
Yeah, that's the firm. That's where a lot of gravel is built.
03:24
3.01, did you copy?
03:30
3.03, copies?
03:33
Sorry, 303.
03:34
1215.
03:36
F3, I see you now, westbound of Kippling.
03:43
303, Golden.
03:46
303, go ahead. 303, go ahead.
03:48
Yeah,
03:50
it looks like CSP is going through there, and there's another local cop who's blocked lane 1 if you just want to relieve him.
03:57
Copy that.
03:59
At 1216.
04:05
4 Gold. R2.
04:08
R2403. All right, I got 303 coming from the west. 301 is holding the closure at Colfax Eastbound. Do you need any other safety patrol or are we good to go?
04:19
We can release Eastbound at Colfax.
04:27
Copy.
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I-70, Colorado
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