UPDATE — All lanes now open after wreck on Highway 101 near Sequim

SEQUIM — All lanes are now open after a wreck had blocked U.S. Highway 101 near Sequim this afternoon.

A collision at about 4:45 p.m. today blocked the highway, the state Department of Transportation said.

It was cleared by 5:48 p.m.

No information about the wreck is available now from the State Patrol.

Here is the earlier version of the story:

SEQUIM — The westbound lane of U.S. Highway 101 is blocked by a collision near Sequim, the state Department of Transportation said.

The lane is blocked at milepost 268. Traffic is alternating to get through the bottleneck.

The highway was fully blocked after the collision at about 4:45 p.m. One lane was cleared by 5 p.m.

Transportation said that the State Patrol is on the scene, and that it is unknown when the road will be fully cleared.

No more information is available now.

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