[CPEO-BIF] Highway project toxic soil, Olneyville, Rhode Island

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Contaminated 6-10 Piles Nearly Gone But Source of Polluted Material Unclear

by Tim Faulkner
ecoRI News (RI)
November 28, 2020

PROVIDENCE - The contaminated piles of fill are nearly gone from a staging area for the 6-10 interchange highway project, but where they came from remains unclear.

As of Nov. 26, a single mound remains from the 2,500 cubic yards of toxic soil stored next to an on-ramp for routes 6 and 10 on Plainfield Street in Olneyville. The material was dumped by Barletta Heavy Division Inc. - the lead developer of the $410 million project - for use as fill in the redevelopment of the 6-10 Connector. 

After complaints of dust and suspect debris this summer, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) orderedBarletta to remove and dispose of the material by Aug. 17.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.ecori.org/pollution-contamination/2020/11/27/6-10-waste-almost-gone-but-source-unclear

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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