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Lanes blocked on I-94, I-696 after multiple wrecks in rainy weather

Published  July 16, 2020 8:20am EDT
Traffic
FOX 2 Detroit
Multiple Thursday morning crashes causing traffic jams on I-94, I-696

Multiple Thursday morning crashes causing traffic jams on I-94, I-696

A rainy start to Thursday has led to some major blockages of Metro Detroit highways on I-94 and I-696.

There are multiple wrecks reported around the Metro Detroit region blocking lanes on major highways. Heavy rain has resulted in lanes being blocked on I-696 and I-94.

Two semi-trucks crashed on I-94 at Jackson Avenue and Ann Arbor which has blocked all westbound lanes two eastbound lanes. Traffic is expected to be blocked for an undetermined amount of time.

A crash heading westbound on I-696 by Greenfield Road and Southfield has only one lane open. There's also a crash on 6969 at Mound Road, where speeds have slowed to 45 mph.

The left lane is blocked on I-75 heading south at M-8. Lanes heading east on I-94  are blocked after Mt. Eliot. Also, a crash on the I-275 ramp going south onto I-94 is also slowing traffic.