Overturned tanker shuts down I-205 west of Tracy near Alameda County line

By Richard Ramos

Both sides of Interstate 205 through Tracy have fully reopened after being shut down Tuesday afternoon when a tanker overturned on the freeway, triggering a large hazardous materials response and major traffic delays, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol’s Dublin division said the tanker was carrying ethanol, which needs to be offloaded from the tanker before it can be flipped upright.

The Tracy Police Department said the crash, which happened around 1:30 p.m., forced the full closure of the westbound lanes, just west of Tracy near the San Joaquin-Alameda county line. Traffic was being diverted on Mountain House Parkway.

Additionally, the CHP said that, further west, eastbound I-205 at the eastbound I-580 split had also been shut, with all traffic being diverted onto eastbound I-580.

Fire officials said crews were actively working a “large-scale hazardous materials incident.”

It was unclear whether any injuries had occurred.