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All lanes of NB I-5 cleared after tanker truck crash

Sep 12, 2017, 10:36 AM | Updated: 1:26 pm

All lanes are clear after an earlier tanker truck crash blocked multiple lanes of northbound I-5 near the Boeing Access Road for hours on Tuesday morning. The crash caused at least three miles of backup south to Federal Way.

State trooper Rick Johnson said a Class C tow truck had to be called in to clear the scene.

Check the traffic map

Traffic is getting by at Martin Luther King Jr. Way, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

WSDOT is suggested drivers use Sr 99 or I-405 to get by.



There were no reports of injuries.

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