Crawford Co: (UPDATE) I-40 WB right lane is closed due to an overturned tractor trailer near I-40/49 interchange in Alma (mm 12). Monitor at https://t.co/l1xGNNTado. #artraffic #nwatraffic pic.twitter.com/sJOmtTrMCg
— Arkansas DOT (@myARDOT) October 24, 2018
ALMA - The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department says that an accident involving a tractor-trailer rig has shut down parts of westbound Interstate 40 near Alma.
The wreck happened just west of the Interstate 49 interchange, near the 12 mile marker.
According to a dispatcher, one lane of Interstate 40 westbound was reopened around 7:45 AM, and other reports indicate that southbound traffic on Interstate 49 was brought to a standstill as well.
U.S. Highway 64 has been offered as an alternative route while traffic is tied up.
