CLEVELAND — Multiple crashes in Northeast Ohio, including crashes on I-90 and the Ohio Turnpike, are causing traffic delays during the afternoon commute on Wednesday evening.
The on-ramp from Interstate 71 to I-80 northbound is closed due to a crash, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
As for I-90, two lanes remain blocked as of 4:50 p.m. heading westbound at East 72nd Street after a dump truck was overturned, according to a tweet from the Cleveland Fire Department and ODOT.
The dump truck was carrying concrete and took out part of the median, the tweet said.
The driver of the truck was transported to MetroHealth and is in stable condition.
ROAD CLOSURE #CLEFIREONSCENE Overturned Dump Truck I-90 West at E.72nd. Truck carrying concrete took out part of median.Driver transported by @ClevelandEMS to @metrohealthCLE. Stable condition. @CLEpolice have I-90 West closed at E.72. E.72nd on-ramp still open. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/DuK91hnxHo
— ClevelandFire (@ClevelandFire) November 9, 2022
Shortly after, another crash occurred near East 185th Street, blocking one westbound lane, according to ODOT.
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