Multi-semi truck pileup shuts down US 23 south
of Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN
Multi-vehicle pileups involving several semis have
closed southbound U.S. 23 south of Ann Arbor, and it isn't expected to reopen
for several hours.
Traffic detours are underway around the crashes near the
Carpenter Road exit in Milan, in Washtenaw County. About a mile north of the
exit, a crash northbound at Willow Road is affecting northbound traffic on U.S.
23 as well.
Commuters are advised to go slow across southern and
southeast Michigan today, as numerous slide-offs and spin-outs have been
reported. Metro Detroit's traffic incidents have largely been cleared, and
afternoon commutes are expected to go much more smoothly than they did this
morning.
Most of the snowfall has ended, having dropped about 2
to 3 inches across the metro area. Light snow showers and wind gusts up to 30
m.p.h. are expected later today.
"The one thing that's really been hampering the
roads, though, is that the temperatures still are right around 10 to 15
degrees, which is where they're going to stay all day," National Weather
Service meteorologist Steve Considine said, adding that such cold "makes
salt a little more difficult to melt the ice."