Traffic Alert: Crash Causes Hours-Long I-87 Closure In Region

A fuel tank rollover crash has caused heavy delays on a busy stretch of the New York State Thruway.

The Thruway (I-87) is closed southbound from the Catskill to Ulster County in Saugerties due to a fuel truck rollover.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

A fuel truck rollover has closed the Thruway (I-87) southbound lanes from Catskill to Ulster County in Saugerties.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

10/28/2024 11:15 a.m.

State Police said the crash has all I-87 southbound lanes closed from Exit 21 in Catskill to Ulster County in Saugerties Exit 20 for at least the next six hours.

State police said the crash occurred in Ulster County around 3:50 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, near mile marker 105.

No one was injured, but an unknown quantity of diesel fuel spilled and is in the process of being cleaned up.

The southbound lanes will be closed most of the morning until the cleanup is complete, state police said.

Drivers are asked to detour at Route 23 to avoid the closure.

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