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Eastbound Interstate 10 reopens near downtown Phoenix following crash

Sep 2, 2022, 9:36 AM | Updated: 11:03 am

(ADOT Traffic Camera Screenshot)...

(ADOT Traffic Camera Screenshot)

(ADOT Traffic Camera Screenshot)

PHOENIX — Eastbound Interstate 10 reopened near downtown Phoenix on Friday morning after being closed for about two hours due to a crash, state transportation agency officials said.

The freeway was closed at 16th Street at about 9:15 a.m. and opened at around 11 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Three people were taken to the hospital in critical condition following the two-vehicle crash, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

All traffic approaching the “mini-stack” interchange at State Route 51 had to exit at 16th Street.

The westbound lanes were not affected.

No other information was available.

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Eastbound Interstate 10 reopens near downtown Phoenix following crash