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The northbound I-35 semi-truck crash in Austin

  1. Update 1 of 1LatestDay 3

    After Austin I-35 truck crash, two lanes reopened to upper deck

    Monday’s partial reopening gave northbound drivers access to I-35’s upper deck. It did not establish when the affected lower deck reopened, and its Wednesday status remains unverified.

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    Earliest sourceKXAN Austin

    What we knew first

    • A semi-truck struck the median and overturned. Both directions of the I-35 lower deck initially closed.

Who reported

Who reported

9 outlets · 13 sources · 2 videos

5 of 9 had reported by this moment

Timeline

Timeline

Day 3 · 1 report

  1. A semi-truck struck the median and overturned. Both directions of the I-35 lower deck initially closed.

  2. Southbound lanes reopened, according to MySA.

  3. KXAN’s scene report described northbound backups toward the bend near Riverside, with southbound traffic moving.

  4. First to report

  5. KXAN’s traffic report still described a northbound closure and service-road diversion, with no known duration.

Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

  • Austin Police Departmentpolice department in Austin, Texas
  • Texas Department of Transportationgovernmental agency in Texas, United States

Places

  • Austin