Traffic & Transit
Overturned Semi Truck Shuts Down I-696 At Southfield
A fuel leak from the crash has the road blocked for longe then expected.
DETROIT, MI — A crash at I-696 near Southfield Road has traffic backed up on both sides of the freeway. Eastbound I-696 is closed at Southfield Road.
An overturned semi truck is the cause, Michigan State Police said.
"Troopers have discovered a fuel leak from the crash. This will make the reopening of the freeway take a bit longer," they said.
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Traffic is being routed off at Greenfield.
This is where we are right now on the I-696 crash. Please avoid the area for awhile. Our goal to reopen it is by afternoon rush hour. But have a plan to avoid it, just in case pic.twitter.com/tiGR3Do7Yq
— MSP Metro Detroit (@mspmetrodet) August 27, 2019
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