Crime & Safety
20 Tons Of Chicken Feathers Spill On I-5, Causes 11 Mile Backup
A tractor trailer crash early Wednesday morning spread 40,000 lbs. of chicken feathers across the road and brought traffic to a standstill.
FEDERAL WAY, WA - A semi crash on northbound I-5 early Wednesday morning is going to cause headaches for your morning commute. WSDOT said the crash was near 320th Street in Federal Way and occurred at about 3:30 a.m.
Roughly 40,000 lbs., or 18 million, chicken feathers spilled on the road when the semi overturned.
WSDOT reported that as of 5:30 a.m., three lanes were still closed as crews clear the scene of the wreck and repair the guardrail. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes.
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The semi's driver was not hurt in the crash.
One of our traffic engineers did the math - 40,000 lbs of chicken feathers = ~18 million feathers (they still weigh the same as 40,000 lbs of bricks, however). With ~ 8,000 feathers on a chicken that's almost 2,300 chickens worth of feathers. pic.twitter.com/ukd29bkWKG
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 23, 2018
Off to a ROUGH start coming northbound I-5 out of @wsdot_tacoma area. 7 mile backup now due to this semi rollover that is blocking the 3 left lanes at S. 320th. #LeaveEarly pic.twitter.com/kdbUE7KXIa
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 23, 2018
On I-5 northbound just south of S 320th St there is a collision blocking the 4 left lanes.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 23, 2018
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