UPDATE (October 18, 2017 2:16 p.m.): All lanes on the Southbound I-5 are now open. There currently is still a 7-mile backup due to incidents earlier this morning.
GRAPEVINE, Update: All Southbound I-5 lanes are now OPEN. Still currently a 7-mile back-up but should slowly start to clear.
— Caltrans District 6 (@CaltransDist6) October 18, 2017
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UPDATE (October 18, 2017 7:00 a.m.): The first incident on the Grapevine on Wednesday morning has now led to the closure of all northbound lanes of the I-5 near Smokey Bear Road.
A big rig overturned this morning just before 2 a.m.
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Two incidents on the Grapevine are slowing traffic on both the southbound and northbound sides of Interstate 5 on Wednesday morning.
A big rig fire was reported just before 4 a.m. on the I-5 South near Fort Tejon Road. According to the California Highway Patrol and SigAlert, three lanes of the southbound I-5 have been shut down. The big rig driver spoke to 23ABC and said he was hauling 41,000 pounds of cardboard.
Earlier Wednesday morning, a big rig rolled over on the northbound side of the I-5 near Highway 138, just before 2 a.m. Two lanes of I-5 North are blocked.
