Health officials in Contra Costa County say they are making progress on a mercury spill in Martinez, but that the downtown Amtrak station will remain closed through the weekend as cleanup continues.
along its route when it went to pick up garbage cans from the train station's parking lot.
Once the chemical spill was discovered to be wider than originally thought, county health officials issued a Level 2 Hazardous Material Public Health Advisory for the downtown area. People were advised to not walk on the streets and to remain on sidewalks. If tracked inside, mercury can produce harmful vapors, the county's health officer said.
Contra Costa Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a private contractor have all been part of the cleanup effort throughout the week. Crews are working to neutralize the harmful substance from more than 3,800 feet of roads, health officials said.
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