Rock Cut Road Transfer Station temporarily closed, OCRRA says
JAMESVILLE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Rock Cut Road Transfer Station will be closed to residential and commercial customers, OCRRA said.
A mechanical issue has caused the temporary closure, which is predicted to last through Wednesday, April 30, while engineers work to restore normal operations.
'All customers in Onondaga County served by municipal and private haulers should expect and may experience a delay in their curbside and/or commercial pickups, due to a mechanical issue at the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Facility, where Onondaga County's municipal solid waste is processed,' said OCRRA.
Currently, OCRRA is working to make enough room to accept residential curbside waste from haulers come Wednesday.
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