Intersection Of OSR & Sandy Point Road Reopens Following Hazardous Materials Incident

Photo courtesy of Brazos County deputy emergency management director Jason Ware.
Photo courtesy of Brazos County deputy emergency management director Jason Ware.

The intersection of OSR and Sandy Point Road in west Brazos County was closed Saturday from before sunrise to just before sunset due to a hazardous materials incident.

Jason Ware of the county’s emergency management office says the material appeared to be drilling mud.

Ware said the source is still being investigated by the sheriff’s office environmental unit.

The closure started Saturday at 5 a.m. Ware said the intersection reopened around 7:45 p.m. with flaggers directing traffic.

Original story:

The Brazos County emergency management office says a hazardous materials incident closed the intersection of OSR and Sandy Point Road.

The closure started Saturday at 5 a.m. following the discovery of an unidentified oily substance along a stretch of OSR between one half and one mile long.

An out of town clean up crew was scheduled to arrive Saturday around 10 a.m.

Detours are in place.

Photo from Jason Ware of the Brazos County emergency management office.

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