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UPDATE: Interstate 90-39 westbound lane reopens

By SHELLY BIRKELO ( Contact ) Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 5:54 a.m.

JANESVILLE--The left lane of the westbound lanes of Interstate 90/39, near mile marker 171 and Highway 26 in the city of Janesville, has reopened after a tanker hauling 4,100 pounds of Grade A dairy cream flipped over into the median shortly after 3 a.m. today, according to a Wisconsin State Patrol press release.

The tanker has been removed and a Rock County Highway Department crew is making minor repairs to the shoulder of the road, said a spokeswoman from the State Patrol.

Janesville firefighters and police officers along with Rock County Sheriff’s Office deputies assisted at the scene, said a Rock County Communications Center lead dispatcher.

The driver of the tanker truck was not hurt, according officials at the scene.

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observer69
May 27, 2009 at 7:11 p.m.
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no use crying over spilled milk....

glad the no one was hurt.

glock21sf
May 27, 2009 at 6:59 p.m.
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Why give an UPDATE when you never ran a story to update?!?! Where was the story to begin with? I looked for it this morning.

Bellagio_Bound
May 27, 2009 at 12:55 p.m.
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As luck would have it, I also spilled my coffee and splenda on the way through there.

WiGrf
May 27, 2009 at 11:01 a.m.
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Traffic was an "udder" mess.

zilbel1038
May 27, 2009 at 10:53 a.m.
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There was no mention of a spill and the first story said someone was coming to pump the tank out so they could flip it back over.

elmooso
May 27, 2009 at 10:17 a.m.
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Did the cargo spill?.. or was it contained..

badgerboy
May 27, 2009 at 8:46 a.m.
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Glad the driver's ok, he probably couldn't moo-ve to avoid the median.

sannio
May 27, 2009 at 8:41 a.m.
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On a positive note, the company now has 4100 lbs of grade A whipped cream.

zilbel1038
May 27, 2009 at 8:36 a.m.
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I saw this on my way to work this morning at about 5am. Looks like he was headed east and ended up on his side in the westbound lanes. Must have been a scary ride!

janesvillecomments
May 27, 2009 at 7:27 a.m.
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Cow-tipping in the post-agricultural age.
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I'm glad the driver wasn't hurt, and I hope they can salvage the cargo.

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