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Westbound I-90 through Seattle reopened after semi-truck blocks roadway for hours

Oct 27, 2021, 7:23 AM | Updated: 10:15 am

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A semi-truck overturned on I-90 through Seattle. (Trooper Rick Johnson, Twitter)

(Trooper Rick Johnson, Twitter)

All lanes of westbound I-90 through Seattle have been reopened, after an overturned semi-truck had lanes blocked for hours.

Lanes were first closed shortly after 7 a.m., after the overturned semi-truck shut down the entire roadway. Crews had finally managed to move the semi-truck off the roadway shortly before 10 a.m., having also cleared debris and realigned a displaced guardrail.

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