Three lanes of I-287 northbound at exit 36 were closed for nearly five hours after a tractor trailer spilled its load of steel beams and bolts early this morning. State police said the incident occured because one of the flatbed trailer’s tie down straps broke around 3:20 a.m., releasing some 500 pounds of its cargo onto the highway. Initially, all northbound lanes and two southbound lanes — …

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