PORTLAND, OR – Motorists in southwest Portland faced significant delays resulting from a collision near I-5 this morning.
According to PDX Traffic, the crash occurred at about 9:43 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the roadway near the OR-99 West interchange.
#pdxtraffic Crash on OR 217 NB near 99W blocks the right lane and has traffic backed up to I-5 interchange pic.twitter.com/vYwJNBHiJy
— PDX Traffic Alerts (@TrafficPortland) December 14, 2021
It is unclear at this time what led up to the crash, or how many vehicles were involved.
Delays were reported in the area going back to the I-5 interchange for some time following the crash. Traffic began to flow again shortly after 10 a.m.
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