ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two separate crashes caused backups in both directions of Interstate 69 in northern Allen County on Friday. Sometime around 3:30 p.m., one crash took place on I-69 southbound at the 320 mile-marker near Hollopeter Road. Traffic appeared to be slowed from N. County Line Road E. down to the edge of Fort Wayne. Another crash happened northbound at the 317 mile-marker near Union Chapel Road. The traffic jam appeared to extend from Dupont Road all the way to Vandolah Road. Traffic on Hollopeter Road (Courtesy Indiana Department of Transportation) Hursh Road (Courtesy Indiana Department of Transportation) Union Chapel Road (Courtesy Indiana Department of Transportation) A mobile alert was sent out warning drivers to avoid the area due to traffic delays. Traffic appeared to be flowing again by 5 p.m.