The molasses spill on Thursday. Photo / George Novak
The clean up of multiple tons of molasses on State Highway 29 is still under way, three days after the crash which led to the spill.
On Thursday, emergency services were called to a truck crash on the state highway between Omanawa and Belk Rds around 11.30am.
Photos from the
scene show the truck on its side, covering both lanes, and about 30 tons of molasses spilled across the road.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council sent contractors to the scene on Friday to contain molasses which had spilled into the Omanawa River.
In a statement today, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said the clean-up was taking longer than usual "as the molasses is incredibly sticky".
