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Southbound causeway back open after overturned vehicle accident

Just before 8 a.m. the southbound side of the causeway was opened back up after closing for one hour.

NEW ORLEANS — The southbound causeway side of the causeway reopened at 8 a.m. on Thursday after an overturned vehicle accident closed the Pontchartrain Causeway's southbound side for one hour.

An overturned vehicle shut down the Southbound Causeway, starting around 7 a.m. on Thursday. 

The accident closed down the entire southbound side of the Pontchartrain Causeway, drivers had been encouraged to take a different route. 

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