Update: Wrecks cleared, but traffic backed up

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GREGG COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -

Slow going on Interstate 20 this afternoon.

Eastbound traffic on Interstate 20 was backed up for miles because of a wreck near Longview. The wreck was at the Highway 135 exit.

The Gregg County Sheriff's Department tells KLTV that several wrecks were slowing traffic. But the last wreck was cleared around 3:20 this afternoon.

Remember, there will be many more people on the roads traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, so be safe out there!

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