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Caltrans District 6 updates to Kern COG: SR‑46 hazardous‑materials spill cleanup, subsidence on SR‑166 and staffing changes
Summary
Caltrans District 6 Director Michael Navaro reported a hazardous‑materials spill that closed SR‑46 eastbound near Jumper Avenue and is expected to cost about $1 million and take several weeks to clean; he also described upcoming closures due to subsidence on SR‑166 and announced planning staff changes.
Michael Navaro, district director for Caltrans District 6, gave a detailed progress report on local transportation projects and a recent hazardous‑materials incident.
Navaro described a truck fire that caused a corrosive‑material spill on State Route 46 near Jumper Avenue west of Wasco that shut the eastbound lanes for most of a day. "We're probably looking a few…
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