NEVADA CITY, Calif. — Update: June 14, 4:15 p.m.
At 3:27 p.m., Caltrans said they transferred 3,000 of the 9,000 gallons of fuel from the tanker.
According to Caltrans, Highway 20 from Nevada Street to the Interstate 80 connector remains closed.
Original Story:
Caltrans says Highway 20 is closed between Nevada City and Interstate 80 due to a fuel tanker blocking the roadway.
On Tuesday around 11:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers in Grass Valley responded to a collision involving a fuel tanker that tipped onto it's side on Hwy. 20 near Harmony Ridge Road.
Caltrans and California Highway Patrol are estimating that Hwy. 20 will be closed for the next four to six hours as 9,000 gallons of gasoline need to be transferred from the fuel tanker before they are able to remove it from the roadway.
CHP asks drivers to use Highway 174 or Highway 49 as alternate routes.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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