Semi crashes snarled up the commute on Friday.
A semi jack-knifed in the Mitchell Interchange around mid-day, causing a ramp closure from NB 94 to WB 894. The accident was cleared around 1:30pm.
TRAFFIC ALERT: a full closure expected to last 2+ hours is underway on the S-to-W ramp in the Mitchell Interchange on I-41, after a semi crashed & jackknifed at that location. The driver was not injured. And all traffic is being diverted northbound through, on the Collector Ramp.
— Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office (@MilwCoSheriff) July 15, 2022
The accident in the Mitchell came hours after a semi jack-knifed on SB I-41/45 near Good Hope during the morning rush. Those lanes have since reopened.
TRAFFIC ALERT: A full closure is underway on SB US-45, north of Good Hope Rd, after a double-trailer semi jackknifed in a single-vehicle crash, w/ one trailer teetering over the median wall. Relevant traffic is being diverted to NB I-41. No injuries were reported.
— Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office (@MilwCoSheriff) July 15, 2022
The accidents were one of many on the interstate, which was impacted by the weather conditions.
