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Miles-Long Canola Oil Spill Shuts Down Part Of EB I-80 At Colfax

UPDATE: The road reopened in the 10 p.m. hour.

COLFAX (CBS13) — A canola oil spill prompted an hours-long road closure on eastbound Interstate 80 Thursday afternoon.

According to Caltrans, the miles-long spill forced the closure at Colfax. According to a tweet from Caltrans District 3, the spill extends about 20 miles to Nyack past Baxter.

Crews worked diligently to clean up the spill, but as of 5:30 p.m., it was unclear when the road would reopen.

Drivers going eastbound are being detoured at SR-174.

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