Southbound Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway reopens in Wantagh after hydraulic fuel spill from state truck
The southbound Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway was closed for about three hours at Exit 2 before reopening on Friday night, after a hydraulic fuel spill from a truck. Credit: Neil Miller
The Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway has reopened in Wantagh following a hydraulic fuel spill, Nassau police said.
The incident, involving a New York State Department of Transportation truck, began around 4:30 p.m. and involved a truck leaking hydraulic fluid, a Nassau police spokesperson told Newsday.
The spill closed the southbound highway at Exit 2 between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road, according to a police news release. The roadway reopened about three hours later.
The state vehicle "experienced a hydraulic fluid leak while performing road maintenance activities on southbound State Route 135, necessitating a temporary closure of the highway," department spokesman Stephen Canzoneri said in a statement emailed to Newsday. "Crews have cleaned up the spill and the highway has since reopened. NYSDOT regrets any inconvenience this incident has caused."
