Crash creates big delays on I-15 in northwest Arizona

A semitrailer crash has caused major traffic delays on Interstate 15 in northwest Arizona, officials said.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is reporting, via Twitter, that the southbound lanes of I-15, between mile markers 14 and 15 in the Virgin River Gorge, reopened about 5:30 p.m. after a lengthy closure.

The right lane is still blocked. Northbound traffic is passing on the shoulder, the agency said.

OPEN: I-15 SB has reopened in northwest Arizona. The right lane is still blocked. Northbound traffic is passing on the shoulder. #aztraffic https://t.co/FK62hLH9s6

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) November 4, 2017

The area is about 95 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

UPDATE: Northbound traffic is passing on the shoulder. Southbound traffic is blocked. #aztraffic https://t.co/FK62hLH9s6

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) November 4, 2017