Officials reopen Westbound I-496 in Lansing after crash

UPDATE: The road has been reopened as of 4:10 p.m. Friday.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A crash shut down a portion of I-496 in Lansing Friday afternoon.

The crash was initially reported at around 3:06 p.m. and happened in the westbound lanes of I-496 at Pennsylvania Avenue (Exit 7), prompting authorities to close all lanes. As of 3:25 p.m., the road remains closed.

The Michigan Department of Transportation is reporting traffic backups all the way to the US-127 interchange…

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