PHOENIX (AP) - Westbound Interstate 10 has reopened on the west side of metro Phoenix after a two-hour closure due to a police situation that caused a miles-long traffic backup during the beginning of the Tuesday morning commute.
The freeway reopened following negotiations with a person who had been reported hanging over a fence near I-10 and 59th Avenue near the interchange with the new Loop 202 freeway.
Numerous vehicles were trapped by the closure that began around 4:30 a.m. but the state Department of Transportation said some westbound traffic was able to exit I-10 at 51st Avenue.
Eastbound traffic was slowed because of the incident.
