I-5 Southbound in the Salem Area Closed This Afternoon (UPDATE- I-5 Closed Through 6:00 PM)

Salem Public Works has closed Southbound I-5 at Kuebler Boulevard. Traffic is being routed off at the Kuebler exit and then immediately back on. Still, serious traffic delays are expected through this evening.

Salem-News.com

(SALEM) - Southbound Interstate 5 between Mission Street/N. Santiam Highway and Kuebler Boulevard will be closed until about 6:00 PM this evening, while crews work on a fiber optic line that runs under the freeway, and then repave the road surface. State highway officials extended the closure to 6:00 PM late this afternoon.

Southbound motorists should expect heavy traffic and short delays all afternoon long in this area.

Alternate routes for local Salem-area traffic include Commercial Street and Cordon Road.

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