VIA Route 36, with service to Elmendorf Park & Ride, is on detour due to a major accident on U.S. Hwy. 181 at Laguna Road that has both north and south-bound lanes closed.

Authorities are listing it as a chemical spill and clean up is expected to take several hours.

Route 36 will be on the following detour until further notice.

Southbound
From Hwy. 181 and Donlop
Right on Donlop
Left on Old Corpus Christi Road
Left on Richter Road
Right on Hwy. 181
Continue to Regular Route

Northbound
From Hwy. 181 and Richter Road
Left on Richter
Right on Old Corpus Christi Road
Right on Donlop
Left on Hwy. 181
Continue to Regular Route

Note:The detour will miss a large portion of the route and bypass the Palm Park neighborhood. VIA supervisors are working with authorities to get passengers to their destinations with the affected area.