Rollover semi hauling 30K pounds of plywood blocks WB I-80/94 in Lake Station

Rollover semi hauling 30K pounds of plywood blocks WB I-80/94

There are solid backups in Northwest Indiana on WB I-80/94 after a semi crash. The semi overturned spilling 30,000 pounds of plywood on the roadway and blocking all lanes of traffic at Ripley Street.

LAKE STATION, Ind. - A highway in Northwest Indiana is completely blocked after a semi hauling plywood overturned in the westbound lanes Friday morning.

All lanes of WB I-80/94 in Lake Station are blocked as crews attempt to clean up 30,000 pounds of plywood from the roadway after a semi crash.

Police plan to open the right lane in the next hour as cleanup continues.

There are some slight backups in the eastbound lane as well.

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Semi rollover in Lake Station, Ind.

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Drivers should seek alternate routes such as the Indiana Toll Road or US 20 in the meantime.

The crash occurred near Ripley Street.