Eastbound Interstate 10 reopens in far West Valley after crash shut it down

Jul 19, 2023, 7:23 AM | Updated: 9:03 am

freeway in metro Phoenix is closed due to crash...

(Arizona Department of Transportation Photo)

BY KTAR.COM

PHOENIX — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in the far West Valley reopened Wednesday after a crash shut it down for several hours, according to transportation officials.

The freeway was closed around 6 a.m. near milepost 88 by Tonopah and reopened around 8:50 a.m., the Arizona Department of Transportation said.

Traffic had to exit at Salome Road and could re-enter at Wintersburg Road.

The westbound lanes of the I-10 were not affected.

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