PERRY COUNTY, MO — A vehicle accident Monday night kept the right lane closed for at least eleven hours on Interstate 55 northbound near Perryville, according to MoDOT STL Traffic.
ACCIDENT
I-55 NB PAST EXIT 129 MO 51/PERRYVILLE AT MM 131.0
RIGHT LANE CLOSED
EST. CLEARANCE TIME: 7/20/2021 1:02 AM— MoDOT STL Traffic (@StLouisTraffic) July 20, 2021
The crash happened in the northbound lanes of I-55 past exit 129 to Missouri Route 161. It was first reported at 10:08 p.m.
The scene was initially projected to clear approximately three hours later at 1:02 a.m. the next day.
At 11:08 p.m., the clearance time was postponed to 3:01 a.m.
ACCIDENT
I-55 NB PAST EXIT 129 MO 51/PERRYVILLE AT MM 131.0
RIGHT LANE CLOSED
EST. CLEARANCE TIME: 7/20/2021 3:01 AM— MoDOT STL Traffic (@StLouisTraffic) July 20, 2021
Shortly after 1:00 a.m., the scene was rescheduled to clear at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, suggesting a significant accident requiring extra response accommodations.
ACCIDENT
I-55 NB PAST EXIT 129 MO 51/PERRYVILLE AT MM 131.0
RIGHT LANE CLOSED
EST. CLEARANCE TIME: 09:00 AM— MoDOT STL Traffic (@StLouisTraffic) July 20, 2021
No further details have been reported on the circumstances around the crash.
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