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Chain Controls Lifted On I-80 After Snow Snarls Traffic

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Interstate 80 has reopened with no chain controls in the Sierra Nevada after another round of snow forced restrictions and snarled traffic with more than a dozen crashes on slippery roads in Reno.

At least 18 traffic accidents were reported Tuesday during the morning commute in Reno-Sparks, where up to 4 inches of snow fell. No serious injuries were reported.

Chain controls that had been mandatory on a 55-mile stretch of I-80 west of the California-Nevada line were lifted late Tuesday afternoon. Ten inches of new snow was reported above Lake Tahoe at Incline Village.