I-74's westbound lanes face long closure after fiery crash

DOWNS – A section of Interstate 74 will remain closed to westbound traffic for at least two weeks while state workers repair a bridge damaged in a fiery tanker-truck crash Saturday afternoon.

One eastbound lane reopened early Sunday about a half-mile west of Downs, where the accident occurred, said spokesman Mike Claffey of the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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