Asphalt cleanup along the Yellowstone River continues
River and shoreline assessment crews have surveyed 35 miles downstream, flagging locations in need of asphalt material cleanup.
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River and shoreline assessment crews have surveyed 35 miles downstream, flagging locations in need of asphalt material cleanup.
In all, crews have collected approximately 58,000 pounds of asphalt material; the derailment saw between 300,000 and 500,000 pounds of asphalt spill into the Yellowstone.
There could be 300,000 to 500,000 pounds — plus or minus 25% — of asphalt that spilled into the Yellowstone River following a June 24 train wreck.
In all, crews have collected approximately 58,000 pounds of asphalt material; the derailment saw between 300,000 and 500,000 pounds of asphalt spill into the Yellowstone.
In all, crews have collected approximately 58,000 pounds of asphalt material; the derailment saw between 300,000 and 500,000 pounds of asphalt spill into the Yellowstone.