Drivers in Wisconsin who wanted to travel on I-41 on New Year’s Day may have had to find an alternate route because the roadway was closed for many hours due to a crash and a fire.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), at 2:57 a.m., emergency personnel responded extensively to a reported crash on I41 South at Wrightstown Road near Wrightstown.
The incident allegedly closed all lanes in both directions, but at 4:42 a.m., the situation was cleared and all lanes reopened.
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Then, at 3:29 a.m., all lanes on I-41 North near mile marker 156.5 in Brown County were closed due to a reported fire, according to WisDOT.
Officials were able to remove the fire area at 4:36 a.m., and all lanes on I-41 North have now reopened.
There is no additional information available regarding either incident. Local Five will update this story as more information becomes available.