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Crash under convention center in Seattle brings morning commute to a halt

Sep 28, 2016, 8:25 AM | Updated: 10:36 am

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A crash under the convention center on NB I-5 has traffic backed up between Tukwila and Seattle. (WSDOT)

(WSDOT)

A crash under the Washington State Convention Center on northbound I-5 had traffic at a standstill Wednesday morning.

KIRO Radio’s Chris Sullivan reports just one lane was getting by for a short time before crews began opening the freeway back up.

The crash was completely cleared around 10 a.m.

The crash involved a motorcyclist, according to Sullivan.

“Basically the entire freeway is closed,” Sullivan said before things began clearing up.

There was approximately seven miles of backup behind the crash. The commute from Tukwila into Seattle was about one hour.

“You could walk backwards faster into downtown,” Sullivan said.

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