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Southbound I-5 in Ferndale reopens after full closure from early-morning collision

The roadway was first blocked around 2:40 a.m., and finally reopened just after 8 a.m.

FERNDALE, Wash. — All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Ferndale are back open after a full closure following an early-morning collision, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said.

The closure was first reported around 2:40 a.m. Friday morning near Portal Way. WSDOT said the collision involved a car and a motorcycle and was "serious." No updates were available on the conditions of anyone involved in the wreck. The roadway reopened just after 8 a.m. Friday.

A two-mile backup built up in the southbound lanes before the roadway was cleared.

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