Freeway lanes and ramps will reopen on a section of I-75 at Big Beaver Road in Troy by late afternoon Wednesday (Aug. 11) after a tanker truck fire damaged the area in July.

Repairs to the section of I-75 where a tanker truck caught fire this week will cost about $1.5 million and take six weeks, officials estimate.

Officials say some northbound and southbound lanes on I-75 will begin reopening Tuesday and Wednesday following a massive tanker fire near Big Beaver Road.

A major Metro Detroit freeway is still closed for repairs one day after a tanker truck crashed into a median and caught fire in Troy.

Local 4 has received several videos and images of the large tanker truck fire on northbound I-75 near Big Beaver Road in Troy.

A massive tanker truck fire burned for hours Monday on northbound I-75 in Troy, and the freeway could be closed for days, officials said.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. A fuel tanker rolled over and exploded as it was exiting the I-75 freeway at Opdyke Road in Bloomfield Township at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The driver, a 50-year-old Detroit man, extricated himself from the truck and was treated at the scene by Bloomfield Township paramedics and firefighters. Firefighters had the fire under control and extinguished by about 11:30 p.m. Several other area public safety agencies assisted Bloomfield Township police and fire in the response including Waterford, Southfield, Birmingham, West Bloomfield, Auburn Hills, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Rochester Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, Oakland County and Star EMS. It just fell into place.I am pleased that Bloomfield Township has such fine fire and police departments. They do a superior job, as was shown by their fast and efficient action in dealing with this situation, said Bloomfield Township Leo Savoie supervisor.