CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) - Residents who live near the site of a Wednesday evening sewage spill in Chatham County said they've been dealing with, and smelling, the aftereffects of the spill since it happened. A spokesperson for the City of Savannah confirmed that police and city workers closed down parts of the road to remove the waste on Wednesday. However, some residents who live nearby said they were permitted to drive through the spill for hours before the road was closed. "I mean, it was gag-worthy," Gini Hill, who lives in a nearby said. Many residents expressed concerns specifically about the state of their cars. "It smelled like I'd run over entire families of skunks. It still smells today after I have cleaned it myself, after I went through the carwash twice yesterday, and it's still awful. Something needs to be done," Cathy Quick said. According to a release from Chatham County Police Department, the road was closed around 3:00 p.m. Neighbors say they drove through the sewage between 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. "I don't know whether somebody failed to report like they should have, but it should have been reported immediately," Hill said. "I know they reported it to the EPA. It should have been reported to the Savannah Police Department. There should have been a road blockage at that point." A spokesperson for the City of Savannah did confirm the spill was reported to the Environmental Protection Division (EPD). "A dump truck contractor working for the City of Savannah, who was transporting a load of sewage sludge to the landfill per Georgia EPD regulations," a spokesperson said, "experienced a malfunction in the tailgate of the truck, which resulted in a sewage spill on Little Neck Rd." Resident Hill said that she reached out to Chatham County's District 6 Commissioner, Aaron Whitely, with her concerns. News 3 followed up with him to understand what caused the alleged delay. "We weren't notified about it officially in any official capacity," Whitely said. "We had to learn about it from the community. It's really unfortunate that it happened that way because we would have liked to have gotten that road closed a lot sooner." Other concerns from residents include possible health implications from exposure to the waste and the traffic that built up as a result of the road closures. "They were frustrated," Chris Petys, another neighbor, said. "They were trying to go down the other lane, so basically crossing into the oncoming traffic. You could just feel the tension and the danger of people doing things like that." Whitely said he is in contact with City of Savannah officials to learn more about how residents can address their concerns with the city.