Highway 99 was closed for 10 hours overnight Sunday night, after a big rig overturned between Yuba City and Live Oak.
Traffic was detoured throughout the night after a tanker truck overturned and ruptured, spilling 78,000 pounds of hazardous materials. The truck was hauling anionic emulsion, a pavement sealer. The compound spilled onto the roadway and into storm drains.
The single-vehicle accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday.
The highway didn’t reopen until 5 a.m. on Monday.
The 61-year-old driver, Jeffrey Nicholas of Sacramento, suffered moderate injuries.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Nicholas failed to negotiate a curve, struck a guardrail, overcorrected and overturned.
The crash demolished 250-feet of guardrail, Caltrans said.
Firefighters and hazardous materials crews worked into the night to contain and clean up the mess.
Nicholas was arrested on suspicion of DUI.