I-696 reopens at Southfield Road after semi strikes median wall

Both directions of I-696 are back open for traffic

A semi truck struck a concrete structure on I-696 on Aug. 15, 2018, shutting down the interstate in both directions at Southfield Road. (WDIV)

SOUTFIELD, Mich. – Both directions of I-696 are back open at Southfield Road after closing for several hours Wednesday morning after a semi truck struck the median wall. 

Michigan State Police said the truck driver lost control and drove the truck through the center barrier, then struck a utility pole. Debris on the roadway forced police to close the freeway for hours. 

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No injuries have been reported. 

A semi truck struck a concrete structure on I-696 on Aug. 15, 2018, shutting down the interstate in both directions at Southfield Road. (WDIV)

 

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