More than 300,000 gallons of sewage spilled in Bradenton after a contractor damaged a sewer pipe Tuesday, county officials said.
The spill began near the intersection of 26th Street West and 60th Avenue West when a contractor installing tubing for electrical wiring struck a 24-inch pipe that carries sewage, Manatee County officials said in a news release Thursday afternoon.
County utilities crews were notified of the spill around 3:30 p.m. and stopped sewage from leaking out of the damaged pipe that evening. However, additional spills have happened elsewhere in the sewer system as workers attempt to keep it running during repairs, officials said…