CINCINNATI — I-71 northbound at the Lytle Tunnel is back open after a semi-truck crash closed the highway since midnight.
One lane of traffic began moving through the tunnel shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday. All lanes were finally clear by 11 a.m. The complete cleanup took around 12 hours.
Crews were able to get the semi upright around 5 a.m., and clean up debris. Crews were using sand to dry up fuel the truck spilled during the crash. Cargo inside the trailer of the wrecked semi had to be reloaded.
UPDATE: Seeing progress on I-71 NB at the Lytle Tunnel. You can see that the semi is now upright but crews are still working to clear debris on the road. @wcpo pic.twitter.com/BemsOfA9ub
— Sina Gebre-Ab WCPO (@SinaGebreAb) December 9, 2021
UPDATE: Seeing progress on I-71 NB at the Lytle Tunnel. You can see that the semi is now upright but crews are still working to clear debris on the road. @wcpo pic.twitter.com/LHDKQ5AOit
— Sina Gebre-Ab WCPO (@SinaGebreAb) December 9, 2021
