Accident closes part of Interstate 10 southeast of Phoenix

PHOENIX — An accident closed a stretch of eastbound Interstate 10 outside of Phoenix for several hours on Thursday afternoon.

The Arizona Department of Transportation tweeted shortly after noon that a crash closed the highway in Picacho. It happened near the juncture to State Route 87.

The road reopened around 3:15 p.m.

OPEN: Interstate 10 eastbound has reopened near Casa Grande. #aztraffic https://t.co/4cE5THc3qh

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) August 23, 2018

Traffic could get by on the frontage road, but there were long delays on the route from Phoenix to Tucson.

No details about the accident were available.

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