A fatal crash has shut down northbound MoPac Expressway in Austin, and police are warning drivers to expect significant delays.
posted the alert at 12:46 p.m. Wednesday, saying officers were on the scene of a traffic fatality in approximately the 8100 block of northbound MoPac. The department said the roadway was shut down and asked drivers to find alternative routes.
KXAN reported that the Texas Department of Transportation said all northbound lanes on MoPac at Steck Avenue were closed because of the fatal crash. The city's Transportation and Public Works department also advised drivers to seek alternate routes, KXAN reported.
Police have not released further details with the traffic alert. For now, the practical instruction is the same from both agencies: stay off that stretch of northbound MoPac and use another route.
