UPDATE as of 12:05 p.m.: The crash has been cleared and the lanes reopened to traffic. The backup remains.

UPDATE as of 11:35 a.m.:  Southbound drivers are backed up six miles; northbound drivers four miles and westbound drivers on SR 512 one mile.

UPDATE as of 10:55 a.m.: The Bridgeport Way crash has been cleared and no longer blocks the left lane of southbound I-5, the state DOT reports.

The Thorne Lane crash remains a problem, however.

UPDATE as of 10:40 a.m.: A second crash is blocking the left lane of southbound I-5 at Bridgeport Way.

The crash is adding to the congestion from the Thorne Lane wreck.

Traffic is now backed up two miles in both directions.

ORIGINAL POST:

Traffic is backing up on Interstate 5 through Lakewood because of a crash this morning.

The left lane of southbound I-5 at Thorne Lane is completely blocked while the left lane of northbound I-5 is partially blocked, the state DOT reports. Southbound drivers are backed up for a mile.

The crash involved a light pole.

Troopers are on the scene. DOT crews are on their way.

Drivers should expect delays.