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Around 6:20 p.m. UDOT announced that eastbound I-84 has reopened from Henefer to Echo Junction; westbound I-84 was being limited to one lane as of 7:40 p.m. due to a hazardous materials incident.
COALVILLE — Residents within a mile of the I-80 and I-84 interchange in Summit County were asked to evacuate and both freeways were closed for a time after a semitruck hauling 10,000 gallons of propane crashed Wednesday afternoon, causing a propane leak. The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. after a semitruck exited westbound I-80 to get onto I-84. The freeway closures and evacuations were made after that, Summit County officials wrote in a Facebook post. Utah Department of Transportation officials reported at 4:50 p.m. that both directions of I-80 have reopened. Around 6:20 p.m. UDOT ann...