According to ODOT, all lanes on Interstate-77 S at SR 162 Copley Road appear to be open. This comes after a traffic accident that caused damage to a low bridge, according to the Akron PD.
Police said multiple exits on both I-77 North and South were closed between the central interchange and Copley Road. As of 10:45 p.m., the roads appear to be open again, according to ODOT.
Akron PD said a semi truck drove underneath a low bridge and caused damage under the I-77 overpass near Vernon Odom Boulevard.
Emergency crews were on the scene, and ODOT engineers were on the way to inspect the overhead of the bridge, according to the department.
Akron PD advised drivers to avoid the area and seek the following alternative routes:
- Detour for I-77 southbound: SR 21 south to I-76/US 224 west.
- Detour for I-77 northbound: I-277/US 224 east to SR 21 north.
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