ST. GEORGE — The Utah Department of Transportation reported a lane closure on Interstate 15 in the southbound direction as crews work to clear an incident involving one semi-truck and a freeway barrier.

Emergency crews were dispatched Tuesday at 5:07 p.m. to the scene on southbound I-15 near milepost 24, the social media post said.

Traffic will be slow going as traffic merges into the right-hand lane while the investigation takes place and vehicles are cleared from the scene.

UDOT crews estimated both lanes to be completely reopened by 6:35 p.m.

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