Three 18-Wheeler-Crash On Interstate 35 in South Austin Creates Traffic Backup Along I-35

Update: The roadway was opened late Tuesday after cleanup and investigation work concluded.

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- Motorists might want to avoid South Interstate 35 at Oltorf Street in South Austin after a wreck involving three semi-trailer trucks Tuesday afternoon.

Police have closed the northbound lanes as they investigate the scene and the area is cleared. KXAN-TV reports the closure was expected to last several hours.

Drivers are being diverted to the Oltorf access road at Exit 232A, the station reported. Austin fire officials told the station that an oil spill caused by the crash is in the process of being cleaned up to allow drivers to safely negotiate the roadway.

Northbound traffic is backed to Slaughter Lane as a result of the wreck. A viable option to I-35 is the State Highway 130 toll to circumvent the resulting traffic snarls.