Traffic Snarls On I-96 After Forklift Falls Off Truck
It took crews about two hours to clear the wreckage from I-96 after a forklift fell off of a flat-bed truck during the busy morning rush hour.
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It took crews about two hours to clear the wreckage from I-96 after a forklift fell off of a flat-bed truck during the busy morning rush hour.
It wasn't immediately clear what led to the accident, but it ended with a semi-truck on its side and another vehicle on fire.
One person was killed and three more were injured in the accident early Sunday morning.
A busy freeway ramp is being shut down to help prevent traffic backups while crews work to replace a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in a crash last year.
When a trooper arrived, "he noticed that the driver was very disoriented and smelled of intoxicants," according to police.
"It was something that nobody would really wanna see."
Michigan State Police handled more than 100 accidents in just a two hour stretch on Wednesday.
The perpetrator wrote on the east bound side of the wall near the Columbia Street overpass in the city of Redford.
It's not what motorists are used to seeing, but officials say it's correct.
Police say the vehicle left the roadway, struck a bridge and almost immediately erupted in flames.
The months-long rebuilding project concluded two weeks ahead of schedule between Telegraph and Newburgh Road.
The Jeffries Freeway (I-96) from Newburgh Road to Telegraph — re-opened Monday at 5:00 a.m., some three weeks early.
"Tomorrow for rush hour I-96 will be open all the way," reported Governor Rick Snyder.
Officials are inviting all metro Detroit residents to walk, run, bike or skateboard down a reconstructed stretch of I-96 before cars are allowed to hit the road.
96Fix announced on its Facebook page that the project -- which was originally scheduled to be completed in mid-October -- is now about two weeks ahead of schedule.
A popular section of I-96 in Detroit was closed for hours Friday morning after one person was killed in a rollover accident.
The I-96 construction project has triggered another problem in Livonia -- rats.
Three months in, the I-96 construction project is on schedule, according to MDOT.
There were no injuries but a lot of thick, black smoke as a result of a commercial building fire, Friday evening in Detroit.
Two vehicles have front-end damage while a third vehicle is so mangled, it is unidentifiable.
Dozens of residents who live along the I-96 construction zone are complaining about the overnight noise level of the project.
MDOT contends that the only way to complete the project in a 'timely' manner, six months or so, is to work around the clock.
The I-96 headaches have only just begun. The ripple effects will be felt on other freeways too, with people finding new alternate routes to work.
If your commute includes I-96, be prepared.
It's going to be a cruel summer for drivers who rely on I-96 to get across town.
