NEWS INFORMATION FROM

THE OFFICE OF MAYOR STEPHEN R. REED
City of Harrisburg
King City Government Center
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1678
Telephone: 717.255.3040

FOR IMMEDIATE USE
08 Feb 2008

 

CAMERON AND INTERSECTING STREETS REOPENED

 

Harrisburg, PA – Mayor Stephen R. Reed has announced that North Cameron Street and the intersecting streets of Elmerton Avenue and Wildwood Drive have reopened to regular traffic.

A hazardous materials accident early this morning, during which a tractor trailer overturned on the eastern edge of the highway, and carrying a variety of hazardous materials, shut down the busy thoroughfare, forcing also the closure of HACC and other nearby facilities.

Hazardous materials teams entered the trailer with protective gear and determined that the hazardous materials were of "agricultural" strength and did not pose a threat to the public. Traffic lanes were then reopened around 10:30 a.m.

One lane may be closed when the clean-up operations commence later today, after which the trailer will be righted and hauled from the scene.