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Jackknifed 18-wheeler shuts down I-35W in Denton

The Denton Police Department said all lanes were blocked off due to a jackknifed 18-wheeler.

DENTON COUNTY, Texas — Winter weather hitting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Tuesday has caused some traffic issues in the area. 

The Denton Police Department tweeted around 9 a.m. Tuesday that Interstate 35W was shut down at Crawford Road due to a jackknifed 18-wheeler, which was blocking all lanes. 

Traffic was being diverted from the interstate at Crawford to US 377.

DPD said the interstate would be shut down for at least two hours. DPD advises drivers to take an alternate route.

This crash comes among numerous trouble spots in the metroplex, including Loop 12 at Singleton Boulevard, Interstate 30 at Interstate 45, and Interstate 20 at Interstate 35E. 

WFAA's Tashara Parker has been tweeting traffic updates all day. You can keep track of those in our road conditions story here.

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