On the afternoon of January 15, North Tarrant Infrastructure (NTI) — a joint venture between Ferrovial Construction and Webber — mobilized its Environmental team after a tack truck overturned at a Fort Worth intersection, spilling more than 5,000 gallons of asphalt emulsion used for roadway paving.
What began as a roadway accident quickly escalated into an environmental emergency when the spill entered a storm drain feeding directly into Big Fossil Creek, a waterway that supports local wildlife and flows through several nearby communities.
NTI’s Environmental team worked side by side with NTE Mobility Partners (NTEMP), the private, Cintra-led consortium responsible for operating and maintaining the North Tarrant Express corridor. Together, the teams responded immediately to contain the spill and protect the creek. Actions included blocking the storm drain, tracing the material through the stormwater system, and deploying absorbent booms at multiple locations along Big Fossil Creek to prevent the plume from traveling downstream.
Additional support came from the City of Fort Worth Environmental Services team, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Fort Worth Fire Department, and Enviroserve. Thanks to the coordinated, multi-agency response, the spill was fully contained within six hours, and the overturned truck was safely removed.
City and state officials praised the rapid and organized effort. “Thanks to the environmental teams’ quick response, we were able to prevent a larger ecological incident at Big Fossil Creek,” said Jeff McCully, Environmental Compliance & Hazardous Materials Manager at NTI.
The incident underscores the importance of environmental stewardship and the strength of collaboration between public agencies and private partners like NTI and NTEMP—teams committed to delivering and maintaining critical infrastructure while protecting the communities they serve.
