A train derailment is responsible for creating traffic delays near the Arizona State Fairgrounds on Thursday and Friday.
Phoenix police said a train derailed from the tracks at 19th Avenue and McDowell Road at a railroad crossing.
Authorities say the boxcar was left hanging off the rails at a nearly 45-degree angle.
The last of the barricades are being removed now. Traffic around 19th Ave. and McDowell is open in all directions. #PhxTraffic
— Phoenix Police (@phoenixpolice) June 30, 2017
The cause of the derailment isn't immediately clear. There are no injuries involved in this incident.
Eastbound traffic was restricted on McDowell Road between 19th and 21st avenues until around 6:30 a.m. Friday.
