Traffic crash early Thursday forces road closure of I-275 near Livonia
A traffic crash on southbound Interstate 275 early Thursday snarled traffic in Metro Detroit as motorists tried to find alternate routes or got stuck in traffic. The crash happened about 3:56 a.m. between Seven Mile Road / Exit 169 and Eight Mile Road / Exit 167 in the Livonia area, according to a traffic report from the Michigan Department of Transportation. The highway closure related to the accident remained in effect at 6:42 a.m. MDOT's suggested detour was for motorists to re-enter southbound I-275 at Seven Mile Road. By 5:45 a.m., there were over a dozen police and emergency vehicles in the area of the crash or involved with blocking traffic ahead. The traffic backup on I-275 had reached up to the I-696 junction at Novi. There also was light fog and drizzle in Metro Detroit early Thursday. Information about the cause of the crash, or when the highway would reopen, was not yet available.MDOT traffic reports can be found at the MI Drive website.
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