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Part of M-14 closed in Plymouth Township after winds snap electrical poles over freeway

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WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – M-14 at Beck Road in Plymouth Township is closed Tuesday as crews work on fixing three electrical poles that snapped during Monday night’s storm.

All westbound and eastbound lanes of M-14 are closed. According to Michigan State Police, the freeway was closed because live wires were hanging dangerously low over the freeway.

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Police said three electrical poles snapped because of high winds during the storms. Westbound M-14 was closed at Sheldon Road and eastbound lanes were closed at Gotfredson Road.

Westbound drivers can re-enter M-14 at Gotfredson Road. Eastbound drivers can re-enter M-14 at Sheldon Road.

Work was expected to start on the poles Tuesday morning.

Read: SE Michigan power outages: More than 260K in the dark due to storms



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