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A three-car crash on I-35 shuts down northbound lanes near Airport Blvd on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

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Three-car collision involving a dump truck spills asphalt onto the roadway (Courtesy: Texas Department of Transportation traffic camera)

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(Todd Bynum/KXAN)

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I-35 reopened after three-car crash

Dump truck in accident spewed asphalt load on road

Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 1:40 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 10:03 AM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A crash involving three vehicles and a dump truck shut down the northbound lanes of I-35 near Airport Boulevard for nearly three hours Wednesday.

The crash happened around 9:45 a.m. when authorities said the dump truck lost its load of asphalt, spilling onto the interstate.

Traffic was diverted to the frontage road during the hours crews worked to clean up the spill.

No injuries are reported.

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