I-5 SB north of Olympia closed
Due to train wreck onto HWY. All SB lanes of I-5 blocked near Mounts Road in Pierce County due to derailed train car. Avoid area! (From WSDOT twitter feed)
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4 P.M. Local time - Raining and getting dark. Heavy equipment is on site, but none of the rail cars on the freeway have been moved yet.
If you need to go southbound between Tacoma and Olympia, don't be surprised if the freeway is closed for 24 to 48 hours.
There are no easy or good bypasses around this area. Traffic will be backed up for hours and hours. If you don't need to go, stay where you are.
The current detour information is as follows: From I-5 South in Tacoma, drivers can take SR 16 West to SR 3 South towards Shelton to US 101 South towards Olympia to I-5. Another alternate route to use is eastbound SR 512 to southbound SR 7.
If you need to go southbound between Tacoma and Olympia, don't be surprised if the freeway is closed for 24 to 48 hours.
There are no easy or good bypasses around this area. Traffic will be backed up for hours and hours. If you don't need to go, stay where you are.
The current detour information is as follows: From I-5 South in Tacoma, drivers can take SR 16 West to SR 3 South towards Shelton to US 101 South towards Olympia to I-5. Another alternate route to use is eastbound SR 512 to southbound SR 7.
