(WXYZ) — Northbound I-75 is closed from I-696 to 12 Mile for emergency repairs due to a sinkhole, MDOT reports.
HEADS UP-NB 75 CLOSED 696 to 12 Mile for emergency repairs. Also closed, 696 ramps to NB75. Unknown ETA to reopen.
— MDOT - Metro Detroit (@MDOT_MetroDet) July 30, 2021
The I-696 ramps to NB I-75 are also closed.
A spokesman for MDOT told 7 Action News the sinkhole is near Gardenia. He said he does not believe this was caused by recent flooding, but MDOT is still investigating.
A section of the nearby sound barrier wall has also been removed due to structural integrity issues.
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