I-26 back open after being block most morning. Traffic still slowed
Traveling out of the Midlands on Interstate 26 west was tough this morning but the interstate is moving once again, even if its a bit slower.
SCDOT maps show that I-26 west near Newberry has been cleared of a wreck that all lanes closed. All lanes westbound are now open though the maps show traffic is slowed and exit 72 is closed.
A tractor trailer truck hauling fruit was overturned and is blocking all lanes of I-26 a mile west of exit 72, Saturday morning. The interstate was closed beyond exit 72 with traffic at a full stop, DOT maps show.
The SCDOT showed that traffic was heavy and backing up from just before mile mark 74 up to just before exit 72 for SC-121.
The Newberry County Sheriff’s department was directing traffic onto SC-121 to US-76 then to Jalapa Road which connects back to the interstate.
People traveling out of the Midlands on Saturday morning to the South Carolina Shrine Bowl at Wofford College’s Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg could still expect some delays.
This story was originally published December 15, 2018 at 9:40 AM.