Alabama troopers report multiple interstate crashes on icy Tuesday morning
State troopers reported icy conditions and multiple interstate crashes across Alabama on Tuesday morning as a winter freeze descended on the area.
A tractor-trailer temporarily blocked both lanes of Interstate 65 near the 199 mile marker in Chilton County, Sgt. Jeremy Burkett said in an email. The recovery crew removed the tractor-trailer, and the the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported that the road had reopened by 11 a.m.
The Alabama Department of Transportation also was diverting traffic from the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 at Exit 186 to U.S. 31 in Autauga County early Tuesday.
There were multiple crashes Tuesday morning between 198 mile marker and 226 mile marker on Interstate 65, troopers said. The roadway was iced over and impassable in areas.
U.S. 82 double bridges between 106 mile marker and 107 mile marker were also icy, Burkett said.
In Chilton County, U.S. 31 at Alabama 155 was iced over as were all overpasses in the county, and in Coosa County, U.S. 280 near County Road 49 was iced over, he said.
"ALEA Troopers will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates accordingly. Please use extreme caution when traveling and be aware of ice on the roadways," Burkett said in the email.
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Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser's public safety reporter. She can be reached at agladden@gannett.com or on Twitter @gladlyalex.
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