KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Traffic is backed up for miles in East Knox County after a crash on Interstate 40.
According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, a crash blocked the westbound side of I-40 at the Strawberry Plains Pike exit near Mile Marker 398.
As if 1:45 p.m., most lanes were reopened on the westbound side and traffic was slowly flowing again.
Traffic is backed up for miles in both directions as crews respond. As of 1:45 p.m., traffic on the westbound side was backed up to Kodak, and the eastbound side was moving slowly and backed up to the I-640/I-40 split in Knoxville.
TDOT advised people on the westbound side to use exit 398 as an alternate route as crews responded.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information is available.
