Oil spill affects northbound lane on Highway 100, Tallapoosa GA


An oil or other fluid spill has occurred on Highway 100 near Taliaferro Road, extending from Highway 78 to near Taliaferro Road affecting the northbound lane. Emergency services are applying absorbent materials and the Department of Transportation has been notified to address the situation.
Audio|Source: Haralson County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Dispatch, you can also notify DOT.
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The truck company, the person operating the truck, they're putting down some oil drive in the bad spots,
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but they still might want to send a representative out to look and see if they want to do anything with it.
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Timorne, I have DOT on the line now.
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They're asking for more specifics as far as which lane is it going to be.
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Is it walking all the way over?
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Is it close to the Piggly Wiggly? I told them Holly 100 and Holly 78, even close to Taliaferro Road, or going from 78 to the school when she's a better location.
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gone clear dispatch.
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It's going to be exactly from Highway 78 how the spill is actually on Highway 100 from 78 all the way to near Taliaferro Road.
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It's going to be in the northbound lane.
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The spill does about half the lane, but the bulk of the major fluid is just going to be probably about maybe two foot wide.
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It goes all the way from 78 to...
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Califera.
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Timbor, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
US-78 & GA-100, Tallapoosa, GA 30176
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