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Delays Expected After Highway Crash Involving Hazardous Material Near Elgin

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A highway crash involving a semi-truck carrying hazardous material is causing delays in Elgin.

WB RT20 has reopened. 5:33 a.m. ***** Traffic Alert - westbound RT20 is closed west of Shales Pkwy due to a traffic crash that necessitates a cleanup of hazardous material. Avoid WB RT20.

Posted by Elgin Police Department on Thursday, October 31, 2019

According to Elgin police, westbound Route 20 was closed west of Shales Parkway around 3:30 a.m. after the crash.

Police said the crash "necessitates a cleanup of hazardous material."

The westbound lanes reopened by around 5:30 a.m.

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