EB I-80 Traffic In Sierra Slow Near Farad After Multiple Big Rig Crashes

TRUCKEE (CBS13) — Traffic is moving dilatory successful the Sierra on eastbound Interstate 80 owed to respective large rig crashes Friday morning.

UPDATE:

The #1 lane of I-80 eastbound astatine Farad is present open, expect dense traffic. #trafficupdate #chptruckee pic.twitter.com/Tf0qhGbgeB

— CHP-Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) September 10, 2021

The eastbound broadside of the freeway was closed for astatine Farad for immoderate clip earlier successful the greeting owed to the crashes, which person progressive aggregate large rigs.

Exactly what led up to the crashes is unclear, but the crushed is slippery aft lightning and thunderstorms rolled done Northern California overnight and brought immoderate precipitation.

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One lane of eastbound I-80 astatine Farad opened astir 8 a.m. Drivers are inactive being warned to expect dense postulation for the clip being.

CBS13 Staff