Friday, January 9, 2015

MULTI-SEMI TRUCK PILEUP SHUTS DOWN US 23 SOUTH OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN



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."