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Eastbound I-80 reopens at Rainbow Road in Placer County after cement mixer tipped over

The closure was due to an accident in a construction zone. Photos from the California Highway Patrol showed a cement mixer truck on its side

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — Eastbound Interstate 80 reopened after being closed at Rainbow Road in Placer County on Wednesday.

California Highway Patrol said around 6:40 a.m. the estimated time for the road to reopen would be about two hours. The road reopened around 7:40 a.m.

The closure was due to an accident in a construction zone. Photos from the California Highway Patrol showed a cement mixer truck on its side

Traffic was being diverted onto Donner Pass Road and back onto I-80 at Kingvale Road.

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