SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Friday morning motorists ran into major delays in Sumner County due to an overturned tractor-trailer that blocked Interstate 65 South.
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) said the vehicle overturned at mile marker 103 around 6:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, leading to the closure of the southbound right lane on I-65.
However, by 10:30 a.m., crews had closed all southbound travel lanes, leaving only the shoulders open. Meanwhile, TDOT’s online traffic map is showing traffic backups stretching past mile marker 110:
As of 11:30 a.m., TDOT said only the southbound right shoulder is closed at mile marker 103 on I-65, but motorists are still significantly delayed for at least five miles along the interstate:
Just before noon, the icon for the overturned vehicle was removed from TDOT’s map, indicating the scene had been cleared.
No additional information has been released about the circumstances surrounding this incident, including whether anyone was injured.
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