After being closed for around 2 hours due to a traffic accident on the Illinois side of the river, Highway 20 and the Julien Dubuque Bridge is back open in both lanes. No details on the accident are yet available.
This was the second time today at least a portion of the bridge was closed. Earlier this afternoon shortly after 12pm, Eastbound traffic was halted for nearly 2 hours was closed due to a traffic accident on Highway 20 east bound in East Dubuque.