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Roads in Fredericton have been closed or subject to lane reductions as the New Brunswick government cleans up a yellow substance that was spilled in the city’s east end.
Cleanup results in closure of Vanier Industrial Drive, Vanier Highway interchange at Alison Boulevard
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 06, 2026 4:26 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The New Brunswick government on Friday said it would clean up a chemical spill that left some Fredericton roads coloured yellow, including the Vanier Highway interchange between Alison Boulevard and Wilsey Road. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
The New Brunswick government says it is cleaning up after a chemical was spilled in Fredericton, colouring some roads yellow.
Crews started shutting down parts of Wilsey Road, Vanier Industrial Drive and the Vanier Highway interchange at Alison Boulevard on Friday afternoon in order to accommodate the cleanup.
“Samples of the substance have been sent to a lab for analysis,” said Department of Environment spokesperson Jennifer MacNeil in an email.
“The investigation is ongoing.”
MacNeil said the department was notified about the spill on Thursday.
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