Sig-Alert Lifted From I-80

BERKELEY, CA — Traffic was backed up for miles through the Tuesday morning commute on westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley because of a multi-vehicle crash that included an overturned big-rig.

The California Highway Patrol chose to divert traffic off the highway at University Avenue.

According to the CHP incident log, the crash was first reported at 4:44 a.m. For a time, all lanes were blocked.

Alternate routes also had severe backups.

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