Most of I-75 near Clays Ferry bridge reopened; slick roads cause crashes

Portions of Interstate 75 were closed near the Clay’s Ferry Bridge for a few hours Christmas Eve morning as slick roads caused multiple crashes in Fayette and other counties.

The northbound I-75 lanes and all but one southbound lane were reopened by about 9:45 a.m., according to Kentucky State Police.

The Madison County Rescue Squad described Clay’s Ferry Bridge as a “solid sheet of ice” about 7:30 a.m. Madison County authorities closed the northbound lanes until state salt trucks could get to the site, the squad said on its Facebook page. Lexington police were working on getting salt applied on the southbound lanes.

Freezing fog was the likely culprit, according to the National Weather Service.

WKYT, the Herald-Leader’s reporting partner, said a crash involving a tanker truck and a pickup truck occurred near the bridge

Old Richmond Road was used as a detour while I-75 was closed, WKYT reported.

There were other accidents on I-75 and throughout the area on other roads, according to media reports. The interstate and I-64 regularly get slick during winter months and multiple crashes occur.

Lexington police Lt. Jeremy Tuttle said four injury and 35 injury non-injury crashes occurred by 8 a.m.

This story was originally published December 24, 2018 at 7:50 AM.