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Southbound Interstate 17 closed in Phoenix after crash

Feb 23, 2021, 8:48 AM | Updated: 1:30 pm

(Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)...

(Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)

(Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)

PHOENIX – The southbound lanes of Interstate 17 in Phoenix were closed temporarily Tuesday morning because of a crash near Greenway Road, authorities said.

All southbound traffic had to exit at Greenway Road and was allowed to reenter the freeway at Thunderbird Road, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced around 8:30 a.m.

All lanes were reopened before 10 a.m, ADOT said.

No other information was immediately available.

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Southbound Interstate 17 closed in Phoenix after crash