Anderson St. I-4 on-ramp reopened following chemical spill cleanup

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Department of Transportation officials reopened a busy on-ramp to Interstate 4 in downtown Orlando Monday night after environmental crews cleaned up a massive chemical spill from a dry cleaner that happened 50 years ago.

The cleanup happened on the eastbound Anderson Street ramp onto I-4. Crews said they will continue to clean up around traffic Tuesday morning, but will close the ramp again Tuesday night.

Crews tackled a major chemical spill, dating back 50 years, from a dry cleaner that used to sit on an overgrown spot near South Street in downtown.

WFTV learned it will cost $1.6 million, and taxpayers will be footing the bill because the company that caused the soil contamination doesn't exist anymore.

Crews said they injected chemicals in the ground to neutralize the pollution.

WFTV