GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Motorists are delayed for several miles along Interstate 65 in Goodlettsville Wednesday afternoon because of a rollover crash.
According to a spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), I-65 North was closed at mile marker 96 (Goodlettsville/Rivergate) due to the crash, so traffic was diverted at Exit 97 (Long Hollow Pike/Goodlettsville).
TDOT’s SmartWay map showed a multi-vehicle crash reported at 1:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 closing the northbound left lane and left shoulder blocked at mile marker 96.4, which was cleared within an hour. There was also a multi-vehicle crash reported at 1:37 p.m. closing all northbound lanes at mile marker 96.6, but as of 2:42 p.m., only the northbound right shoulder is still closed from that incident.
Based on traffic cameras, motorists are still running into backups as far away as mile marker 91.2 on I-65 North.
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The Goodlettsville Fire Department posted shortly before 2 p.m. that first responders were handling the crash right at the southbound on-ramp for I-65 at Long Hollow Pike. Motorists were urged to use caution in the area.
No additional details have been released about Wednesday afternoon’s incident.
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