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Heavy traffic on I-440 WB due to overturned truck, Hazmat situation

A truck containing a variety of household cleaners overturned around 7:30 a.m., causing a chemical spill that impacted all lanes.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An overturned 18-wheeler slowed traffic for most of the day around downtown Little Rock.

The truck flipped around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and I-440 WB was shut down.

The truck was carrying a variety of household cleaners. Due to the combination of chemicals, the Arkansas Highway Patrol asked a Hazmat team to clean up the spill.

Traffic is also backed up on Roosevelt Road as drivers try to get around it.

ARdot will continue to monitor the situation.

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