Portion of I-70 West to Close Friday Night

The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency said a portion of Interstate 70 west will close Friday night.

Muskingum County EMA Director Jeff Jadwin said that a semi with twin trailers wrecked at the 145 mile marker near Gratiot. Jadwin said the trailers were carrying hazardous materials. Due to the conditions of the roadways and for the safety of personnel they are waiting until later Friday night to clean up the accident. The Emergency Management Agency in Muskingum County had wanted to do clean-up Friday morning.

At 10pm Friday the Ohio Department of Transportation will close I-70 West at 152 exit on the West Pike.

Traffic will be diverted from I-70 west onto US 40 at that point to allow the wrecker, EMA and ODOT to get the trailers back onto the roadway and the area cleared.