Crash near Littlefield, Arizona, prompts northbound lane closures on I-15 - St. George News

Traffic on northbound I-15 near Littlefield, Arizona comes to a standstill as first responders work the scene, Littlefield, Arizona, May 17, 2024 | Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation, St. George News

ST. GEORGE – A crash on Interstate 15 near Littlefield, Arizona, closed the northbound lanes for a brief time Friday afternoon, and authorities were eventually able to open one of the lanes to traffic.

A crash was reported on the Arizona portion of I-15 around mile marker 8 around 1:12 p.m. Arizona time. According to an ADOT post on

However, there is no estimate as to when the left lane can be reopened.

The southbound lanes remain unaffected.

UPDATE: The right lane has reopened on I-15 northbound, the left lane remains closed. There is no estimated time to reopen the left lane.

– Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) May 17, 2024

Mori Kessler serves as senior reporter for the St. George News, having previously served as writer and interim editor in 2011-12 and as deputy editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news for Today in Dixie as a freelancer in 2009 and joined the St. George News editorial team in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won a photojournalism award from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing feral bees from a home in Washington City. He’s also a shameless nerd and has a poor sense of direction.

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