OXNARD : Road Closed by Spill to Reopen
A stretch of Harbor Boulevard near Oxnard that has been closed for six hours a day since an oil spill on Christmas Day should reopen Wednesday as cleanup of the contamination ends.
Ray Hatch, a spokesman for Bush Oil Co., which is responsible for the spill, said crews will continue to work this week at McGrath Lake, where 84,000 gallons of oil leaked from a pipeline.
Since Christmas, drivers on Harbor Boulevard have had to detour between Gonzales Road and Olivas Park Drive between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
“We know we’ve had to detour them a couple miles,” Hatch said. “But it’s sure made it a safer (cleanup) operation.”
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