Overturned crane causes closure, backups on I-5

A rollover crash involving a piece of heavy equipment closed lanes of northbound I-5 in Tukwila.

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A mobile crane rolled over on northbound I-5 at Southcenter Boulevard shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday. %

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All lanes of northbound I-5 closed at about 9:45 a.m. while the crane was righted and crews worked to remove it from the freeway. Video from Chopper 7 showed large pools of hydraulic fluid on the roadside.

As off 1:13 p.m., only one lane was still closed but long backups remained.

Going from South King County to @SeaTacAirport but want to avoid the mess on NB I-5 at Southcener?

Take the S 188th exit to the airport, or WB SR 516 to SR 99. pic.twitter.com/2kkp3W2MvL
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) December 27, 2017

On northbound I-5 just before S 200th St (& before the backup from the overturned crane), a crash is blocking the two right lanes. pic.twitter.com/nGenTNidZU
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) December 27, 2017