I-5 closure south of Olympia backs up traffic for hours Monday

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UPDATE, 11:19 p.m.: WSDOT officials said all lanes of southbound I-5 have reopened.

10:49 p.m.: All lanes of northbound I-5 have reopened.

6:45 p.m.: WSDOT officials said southbound I-5 will remain closed. Crews have temporarily reopened a portion of SB I-5 in order to let driver through. Once all drivers are through, crews will close southbound lanes again.

Crews will work late into the night to fully reopen the highway.

Drivers can take a detour around the crash scene through 93rd Avenue in Tumwater and State Route 121 in Maytown.

5:45 p.m.: All but one northbound lane were reopened, though traffic was moving slowly around the scene.

5:26 p.m.: Two fo the four semi trucks were removed and crews were pushing lumber out of the way.

4:47 p.m.: One northbound lane is back open. Southbound lanes are still blocked and drivers are advised to use the detour mapped below.

ORIGINAL TEXT: All lanes of Interstate 5 were blocked Monday afternoon about 12 miles south of Olympia after a crash involving multiple semi trucks.

Watch a livestream below, a see a map of a detour below the live player. No serious injuries were reported.

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The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. The crash occurred about 10 miles north of Grand Mound

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