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UPDATE: All lanes are open on I-10 West

Crash on basin bridge had snarled traffic since early Sunday
Posted at 10:45 AM, Jan 31, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-31 13:10:56-05

UPDATE: As of noon on Sunday, all lanes were open on the basin bridge at Whiskey Bay.

The right lane on I-10 West at Whiskey Bay had been blocked since early Sunday.

There was a crash on that part of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge; both lanes were blocked for several hours. The left lane was opened at about 10 a.m., but the right lane remained blocked all morning, with congestion of about six miles as of 11 a.m.