LIE eastbound reopens in western Nassau after fuel spill, DOT says

A fuel spill that snarled the eastbound Long Island Expressway, closing all lanes near the Queens-Nassau County border during the Thursday morning rush, was cleared by about 9 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

The DOT’s informny.com website reported the lanes had been closed after an incident involving a tractor trailer at about 6 a.m.

That incident caused a spill between Exit 32, Little Neck Parkway, and Exit 33, Lakeville Road in Lake Success. Details were not immediately available, but traffic camera footage showed a wall-to-wall traffic snarl stretching from Queens, east across the Cross Island Parkway and into Nassau.

Residual traffic remained heavy after the road was reopened.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”