UPDATE: Montlake Road has been reopened and traffic has resumed up the mountain, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office news release.
The tractor-trailer in question has been successfully pulled from the ditch.
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ORIGINAL STORY: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office announced that Montlake Road has been temporarily closed due to a tractor-trailer truck that has run off the roadway into a ditch.
Deputies expect the road to be closed for at least one to two hours while the truck is pulled out of the ditch.
Motorists should consider an alternative route up Montlake Mountain.