DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Update: I-81 north ramp to U.S. 22 reopened 12 hours after a tractor-trailer carrying avocados crashed, spilling the fruit all over the road.
PennDOT said the crash happened shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday and didn't reopen until almost 9 p.m.
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The fruit didn't quite make it across the Interstate 81 north ramp to U.S. 22 just after 8 this morning, forcing a road closure while PennDOT works to clean up the spill from a tractor-trailer.
A PennDOT spokesperson says they do not have an estimate for when the ramp may reopen, but it will take several more hours to completely remove the tractor-trailer and avocados from the roadway. They are advising drivers to find an alternate route.
As of 4:30 p.m., PennDOT officials still say the ramp is closed and there is no word on when it will reopen.
No injuries were reported. The tractor-trailer was initially hanging out over the parapet, but crews were able to get it back onto the bridge so it is not a danger to drivers passing below.
PennDOT said more of the trailer ruptured as they tried to move it.
