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January 30, 2008

Tankers may be allowed back on Rt. 195, Fall River

FALL RIVER, Mass. -- For the first time in years, gasoline tankers and other trucks carrying hazardous cargo may soon be able to travel through downtown Fall River on Interstate 195.

The trucks have been diverted on to city streets since 1999, when concrete slabs fell from the ceiling of the Government Center underpass and injured seven motorists.

Mayor Robert Correia has asked the state highway department to allow tankers to remain on I-195 during the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. The detours would remain in place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Correia says the detours bring hazardous cargo into local neighborhoods, posing a danger to residents. He says he decided to act after a tanker fire in December that destroyed two multifamily homes and more than 20 vehicles in Everett.

-- The Associated Press

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