SEATTLE — Northbound Interstate 5 in Seattle just north of State Route 520 was closed after a cement truck rolled over and spilled a portion of its load, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The crash happened at 8:19 a.m. Friday near the East Roanoke Street overpass and caused huge backups for nearly 2 hours.
All lanes reopened at about 11:10 a.m.
At times, traffic was getting by in the left lane. The westbound SR 520 offramp to northbound I-5 was also closed.
At 10:30 a.m., traffic was backed up 6 miles to South Seattle.
The Washington State Department of Transportation switched the I-5 express lanes to northbound early to help dissipate traffic.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no one was hurt.
FIFTH UPDATE: Good news...We've got the left lane reopened on northbound I-5 just north of SR 520/by the E Roanoke St overpass. The Express Lanes are now northbound. Two right lanes on NB I-5 still closed though as is the WB SR 520 off-ramp to NB I-5. We appreciate your patience! pic.twitter.com/xgNBU9LFqf
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 15, 2022
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