I-80 Traffic Delayed By Crash, Construction

CONTRA COSTA and SOLANO COUNTIES, CA — All lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 80 just east of Pinole Valley Road are now clear after a multi-motorcycle crash blocked the left lanes of the highway early Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash involving two motorcycles was first reported around 5:35 a.m.

The crash blocked the No. 1 and 2 lanes as of 6 a.m., and two people were injured. All lanes were open around 7 a.m., according to the CHP.

The crash was in the vicinity of a construction zone where the No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes were closed on Tuesday night and reopened in the early morning hours of Wednesday morning's commute, sparking a backup from Vallejo to Hercules, CHP officials said.

Officials with the CHP's Golden Gate Division wrote on Twitter that motorists in the area are advised to use an alternate route of Interstate Highway 780 to Interstate Highway 680, allowing the use of state Highway 4 or state Highway 24.

By Bay City News Service

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