I-70 EB & WB Ramps To I-71 NB Reopen After Semi Crash

UPDATE: The I-70 westbound and eastbound ramps to I-71 northbound reopen after a semi jackknifed late Friday morning.

By: Donna Willis | NBC4i.com
Published: October 02, 2009

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A jackknifed semi shutdown access to Interstate 71 northbound from Interstate 70 eastbound in the Downtown split.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

Authorities shutdown access to I-71 northbound from I-70 westbound and eastbound late Friday morning after a tractor trailer crashed. That's in the east Split.

The I-70 westbound ramp to I-71 northbound reopened shortly before 12:30 p.m.

The I-70 eastbound ramp to I-71 northbound reopened shortly before 2 p.m.

The tractor trailer apparently almost went through a wall.

The entrance ramps to 18th Avenue and from Livingston Avenue to I-71 NB also were closed.

No more immediate information was available.

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