Snowy and icy conditions are causing road closures and delays across the TMJ4 viewing area.
All northbound lanes of I-41 near North Avenue in Wauwatosa were closed early this morning. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office helped several drivers whose vehicles became disabled in icy conditions. That closure is now reopened.
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In addition to that closure, MCSO deputies also handled lane closures on the Marquette interchange. All lanes were closed on the I-94 eastbound ramp to I-43 southbound/I-94 eastbound. MCSO says the system ramp was "ice covered," affecting all lanes there. There was a disabled vehicle on the ramp, but the situation has been cleared.
In another closure on I-94. WisDOT says eastbound lanes were closed past the WIS 26 ramp because of a crash. That's near Johnson Creek. That closure started around 9:20 on Thursday morning but has since reopened.
Watch: TMJ4's Ryan Jenkins gives an update on road conditions.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says it has responded to 28 crashes in the four hours between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
In Waukesha County, there were 150 crashes by 10:00 Thursday morning, according to a county spokesperson.
That spokesperson says crews were out starting at 5:00 a.m. with brine to pre-treat roads. More staff came in around 7:00 a.m. when conditions began to worsen. As winds increased and temperatures dropped, road conditions began to deteriorate — a county spokesperson says plow drivers struggled to get up hills.
Snow removal efforts are still going as of 11:30 a.m. County leaders say, with the timing of the snow and morning rush hour, plow drivers are trying to catch up.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reporting several crashes and slideoffs throughout the area. You can check current road conditions here.
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