Updated: Crash on I-5 in Tacoma blocked a lane, caused four-mile backup on Friday
Update, 3:20 p.m.: As of 2:51 p.m., all lanes are back open following the crash, WSDOT said.
Previous post: A crash on a Tacoma freeway was causing a four-mile backup Friday afternoon.
The collision was reported on southbound I-5 near South 84th Street at 1:02 p.m. Traffic was reduced to two lanes. As of 1:39 p.m., only one lane was blocked for vehicle recovery, according to WSDOT Tacoma on X.
The backup on southbound I-5 extended to the state Route 16 interchange, the account posted.
This story was originally published December 29, 2023 at 1:53 PM.
Puneet Bsanti
The News Tribune