Injury crash caused massive delays on NB I-5 in Tukwila
Oct 11, 2016, 8:01 AM | Updated: 8:46 am
A crash is blocking all but the HOV lane of NB I-5 through Tukwila. (WSDOT)
(WSDOT)
A crash that blocked all general-purpose lanes of northbound I-5 in Tukwila cleared just before 8:30 a.m., but drivers dealt with backups long after.
“You want no part of northbound I-5,” KIRO Radio’s Chris Sullivan said after the crash.
The crash was located just south of MLK Jr. Way, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. It caused an approximate 12-mile backup.
One person was injured.
Roadway clear NB I-5 at Interurban! Leg injury to one person in this vehicle. pic.twitter.com/UEqUISEsfA
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) October 11, 2016
Drivers were encouraged to use SR 99, SR 18 to SR 167, or SR 516 to ST 181/SR509, in order to get around the traffic.
#TUKWILA CRASH UPDATE: HOV lane open on NB I-5 just south of MLK Jr Way. Right 4 lanes still remain blocked
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) October 11, 2016
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