EVERETT, Wash. — All lanes of southbound Interstate 5 reopened in Everett after crashes Monday morning.
The crashes happened just north of Marine View Drive at milepost 195 just before 7 a.m. There were two multi-vehicle collisions blocking the roadway, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Kelsey Harding.
The lanes reopened just before 9 a.m.
As of 8 a.m., the back-up had reached 7.5 miles long. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and take alternate routes.
At one point, several lanes of northbound I-5 were also blocked for the response, but those lanes have also reopened.
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