All lanes are now open, but backups remain on I-10 Eastbound on the Bonnet Carre Spillway after an early morning crash. Congestion reached five miles, and delay times approached an hour.
The crash was blocking a left lane near Mile Marker 217.
Drivers are encouraged to take Airline Highway (US-61) as an alternate route.
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