I-80 reopens after hazmat spill

A semi rollover that contained a flammable peroxide forced the shutdown of I-80 in both directions for several hours. The driver is reportedly okay. Photo: Park City Fire District

Updates:

All lanes are now open on WB I-80 at MP 155 in Wanship. A right lane remains closed on WB I-80 at MP 150 near the Tollgate Jct.

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Eastbound I-80 is now open. Westbound will remain closed as cleanup work continues. Please use caution if detouring through Brown’s Canyon due to increased traffic in both directions. @UDOTTRAFFIC

— Summit County, Utah (@SummitCountyUT) April 20, 2022

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📹 Just had this video shared with me on the hazmat situation on I-80.

📍 West of Wanship, @SummitCountyUT pic.twitter.com/68WZYpZKDP

— 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐞 (@brian_schnee) April 20, 2022

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Update: WB I-80 is now closed at MP 155 in Wanship/SR-32. EB I-80 is now open. Check the UDOT Traffic App or @waze for updates.

— UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) April 20, 2022

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Tollgate residents can be escorted home if they approach from the Park City side of Silver Creek on eastbound I-80.

— Summit County, Utah (@SummitCountyUT) April 20, 2022

The shelter inside guidance for Tollgate residents has been lifted. Roads in and out of Tollgate remain closed. Summit County Emergency Management is coordinating shelters for Tollgate residents if closures last later into the night.

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Utah Highway Patrol: Emergency crews estimate that I-80 eastbound lanes could open within about an hour. The westbound lanes could take approximately three more hours before they begin to open.

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WB I-80 is now closed 2 miles west of Wanship (MP 153). EB I-80 remains closed at the US-40 Jct (MP 147). Check the UDOT Traffic App for updates: iPhone, Google

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — I-80 in Silver Creek Canyon is closed in both directions between Silver Summit and Wanship near the Tollgate Exit (MP 150) due to a semi rollover and hazmat spill, according to Summit County.

Tollgate residents are asked to shelter in place and stay indoors until further notice. Avoid the Rail Trail.

There’s also a vehicle rollover on I-80 eastbound between Kimball Junction and Silver Creek Junction.

Video of the hazmat spill/rollover on I-80 in Silver Creek Canyon. Both lanes of traffic are closed. Tollgate residents should stay indoors. @UDOTTRAFFIC @UTHighwayPatrol pic.twitter.com/Fyno2qmFs1

— Summit County, Utah (@SummitCountyUT) April 19, 2022