#I75 traffic northbound update#
We will update you as more information becomes available. The stretch of the interstate in Marion County reopened about 9 p.m. As of 10:20 p.m., FHP announced that all lanes in both directions of I-75 had been reopened. Troopers said the chemical spill assessment and cleanup might take up to 12 hours. Highway 441 High Springs exit, and all northbound traffic is being rerouted at mile marker 390, the State Road 22 exit. This resulted in one trailer spilling its load of liquid Styrene - a highly flammable liquid used to make plastics, troopers added.Īccording to the FHP, all southbound traffic is being rerouted at mile marker 399, the U.S.
#I75 traffic northbound series#
Troopers said that a vehicle hydroplaned, causing a series of crashes that involved two tractor-trailers, two pickup trucks, an SUV and a passenger car. on the southbound side of I-75, according to troopers.
The crash and chemical spill occurred on Tuesday near mile marker 391 just before 6 a.m. – All lanes have been reopened after an overturned tractor-trailer closed both directions of Interstate 75 in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials originally estimated that the road would be open by Monday afternoon.ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. There were no injuries or reports of cars being hit by the falling rocks. Friday at mile marker 141.5 in Campbell County, forcing immediate closure of northbound I-75 traffic, according to Nagi. The rockslide was reported about 3:45 p.m. 25 E into Tennessee and then onto Interstate 81 at Exit 8, the Morristown/White Pine exit. Southbound heavy-load traffic should take Exit 29 in Kentucky and follow U.S. 25E back to I-75 at Exit 29 at Corbin, Ky. Highway 25 W. The 33-mile detour from Caryville to Jellico on 25W will add time to your trip if you're planning on going north on I-75.Īccording to Nagi, southbound traffic is being shifted to State Road 297 West to State Road 63 and then back onto I-75 South at Exit 141.įor wide load carriers, TDOT advises that northbound trucks take Interstate 40 east to Interstate 81 North to Exit 8, the Morristown/White Pine exit, and follow U.S. Northbound traffic is being shifted to U.S. Southbound auto traffic is being closed at the 160-mile marker - the Jellico exit, according to the Campbell County Sheriff's Office. Northbound auto traffic is being rerouted at the 134-mile marker - the Caryville exit. The slope slide is on the northbound side, but some of the falling rocks made it all the way to the median forcing officials to close both sides of the interstate. “We won’t allow a roadway to be open to the public if we feel it presents a danger to the motoring public, and right now that roadway is not safe for travel," said Nagi on Saturday morning. Wed 1 day ago TRIMARCTraffic TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-75 North, MM 166.6 (area of Violet Road, Kenton County).
tonight, the off-ramp from I-75 northbound to I-71 southbound will close. A recorded announcement Sunday afternoon said the interstate is not expected to open until March 21. TRIMARCTraffic RT DrivingNky: Beginning at 10 p.m. The interstate closure is "indefinite" as a result of the rock slide, according to information conveyed by Ryan Watts and Andrea Clifford with the Kentucky Cabinet.įor updated information, call the Tennessee Department of Transportation 511 number at 1-87. UPDATED: Good news for Spring Break: I-75 reopening soonĪll commercial traffic heading south on I-75 must use Exit 29 (Corbin) on I-75 to US 25E in Tennessee to TN-63. On Sunday afternoon, all I-75 traffic that was detoured at the Jellico, Tenn exit after closure of the interstate was being sent back north on I-75 into Kentucky as the result of crashes on the detour route, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported. About Traffic entering northbound I-75 from eastbound SR 60 is now using the reconstructed loop ramp and joining incoming traffic from US 301 and the Selmon. Nagi says crews will spend the weekend evaluating the slide. TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi says this is going to be a "long-term" closure. Officials say a "slope slide" is forcing closure in both directions of a section of Interstate 75 in Campbell County, just south of the Tennesse and Kentucky line.
#I75 traffic northbound drivers#
The Tennesee Department of Transportation says drivers on I-75 should be prepared to use alternate routes for "weeks". Watch Video: Rock slide shuts down highway, closure could last weeks
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