A portion of Interstate 80/94 in Northwest Indiana was shut down for a crash involving multiple vehicles on Thursday afternoon and was expected to remain shut down for several hours, authorities said.
As of 2:03 p.m., Indiana State Police troopers were working a multi-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Calumet Avenue, Indiana State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield said in a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter.
As of 2:45 p.m., Google Maps showed massive back-ups stretching approximately 10 miles to the I-80/294 junction in Hazel Crest. Delays of around 3 hours and 8 minutes were reported.
The Indiana Department of Transportation Northwest office said that the eastbound lanes were expected to remain closed for “several hours.”
Footage from a traffic camera at the Illinois-Indiana state line showed traffic in the eastbound lanes at a standstill. Meanwhile, traffic was being diverted off the interstate and onto Calumet Avenue, as seen in footage from a separate traffic camera.
Drivers were encouraged to seek alternative routes.
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