OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Authorities were dispatched to a crash Thursday afternoon that blocked up to three lanes on Interstate 696 near Pleasant Ridge, according to TTWN Detroit.
The accident happened on the eastbound highway approaching Exit 16 to State Highway 1 and Woodward Avenue. It was first reported shortly before 3:45 p.m., when two left lanes were already closed to traffic.
By 3:55 p.m., three lanes were shut down. The closure would remain at least partially in place for 30 minutes, creating a traffic backup that stretched down to Greenfield Road, at Exit 13.
Accident. Three lanes blocked in #Oakland on I-696 EB at M-1/Woodward Ave/Exit 16, stop and go traffic back to Coolidge/Exit 14. Reported by MDOT #traffic https://t.co/93KUmrD8jO
— TTWN Detroit (@TotalTrafficDET) June 20, 2024
At 4:15 p.m., TTWN reported that crews had cleared the scene from the roadway and all lanes were reopened.
Accident cleared in #Oakland on I-696 EB at M-1/Woodward Ave/Exit 16, stop and go traffic back to Greenfield Rd/Exit 13. Reported by MDOT #traffic https://t.co/93KUmrD8jO
— TTWN Detroit (@TotalTrafficDET) June 20, 2024
No information about the involved parties or their conditions has been shared.
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