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Northbound Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway reopens in Phoenix after crash

Feb 24, 2023, 3:11 PM | Updated: 5:39 pm
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PHOENIX — The northbound Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway reopened after it closed in Phoenix on Friday afternoon due to a crash, according to transportation officials.

The freeway shut down just past Lower Buckeye Road at about 3 p.m., and the Arizona Department of Transportation announced its reopening just after 5:30 p.m.

Drivers were being directed off the freeway at Buckeye Road.

The southbound lanes weren’t affected.

There was no estimated time to reopen Loop 202.

No other information was available.

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