UPDATE 9/11/14: State police plan to cite the driver. PennDOT said there is a ban on vehicles over 10 and a half tons on the ramp and the tractor trailer was well over that weight limit.
UPDATE 3:30 p.m.: The wreck has been cleared from the area and the ramp is now open, according to PennDOT.
SCRANTON -- A wreck near a busy mall stopped traffic in both directions nearby.
Business Route 6, the Scranton Carbondale Highway, was blocked by a tractor trailer crash.
The crash was in an area just below the Viewmont Mall and there was a report of a fuel spill in that area.
Crews were able to clear the area and reopen the ramp by 3:30 p.m.