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Worker injured in retaining wall collapse on M-10 at 7 Mile

Published  February 14, 2020 8:43pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

Lodge freeway closed when retaining wall collapses

A worker suffered only minor injuries in the collapse

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A worker was injured when a portion of the retaining wall collapsed on the Lodge Freeway at Seven Mile Road Friday night.

The stretch of wall is about a quarter of a mile which collapsed injuring the worker, who suffered minor injuries. The freeway was already scheduled to be closed this weekend for repairs.

"I was sitting on the couch and heard a big boom," said Otis Drake, who lives nearby. "I thought it was an earthquake."

Michigan State Police has closed the freeway to conduct the investigation along with the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Traffic is being re-routed at Eight Mile Road.