Loop 360 shut down at Cedar Street for 'emergency utility repairs'

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Loop 360 is shut down in both directions Friday afternoon in west Austin for "emergency utility repairs."

That's according to the Loop360Project, which posted the details on social media. The repairs are happening at Cedar Street, which is just north of Westlake Drive.

Texas Department of Transportation incident reports show a crash happened at Westlake Drive.

Loop360Project said Austin Energy crews are responding to the scene. It is asking drivers to use alternate routes if possible and to expect significant delays.

According to the Austin Energy outage map, there is an outage in the same area affecting almost 1,500 customers as of 3:45 p.m. Friday.

This is a developing story; stick with KXAN for updates.