BROOK PARK, Ohio — Interstate 71 is currently closed at points in both directions from Brook Park through Middleburg Heights following a utility pole fire Monday evening.
Ohio Department of Transportation maps show authorities have shut down I-71’s southbound lanes beginning at the Snow Road entrance in Brook Park. Likewise, I-71 north is closed from Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights, with the only operating entrance between the two being at Bagley Road. Traffic was backed up at each respective end of the highway…