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BOYD ROCK SLIDE
I-64 Near Catlettsburg Reopened After Rock Slide, Tractor-Trailer Accident

Reported by: Send eMail Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Tiersa Davis
Reported: Jan. 9, 2013 1:58 PM EST
Updated: Jan. 9, 2013 3:48 PM EST

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Catlettsburg , Boyd County , Kentucky

Dispatchers said all lanes of Interstate 64 are back open after a rock slide and tractor-trailer accident.

The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. near the Catlettsburg exit on Wednesday.

No one was injured in the accident.



One lane is now open of the eastbound lanes just before exit 191 on Interstate 64 near Catlettsburg due to a rock slide and tractor-trailer crash, Kentucky Department of Highway officials said.

The rock slide and accident happened about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Crews are working to remove a large boulder from the roadway. Officials are asking motorists to use alternative routes.




The eastbound lanes of I-64 near exit 191 in Catlettsburg is closed, according to 911 dispatchers.

A rock slide and tractor trailer accident at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday has closed the interstate while crews clean up. Dispatchers said no one was hurt but motorists are asked to avoid the area and find alternate routes.

Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the scene and will update this story as more details become available.



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