Thursday morning rain, crashes snarl traffic on Detroit freeways

Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Raindrops fall on a windshield in Detroit.

Detroit — Showers that moved through Metro Detroit Thursday morning have caused problems for commuters on area freeways.

The southbound Interstate 75 ramp to Interstate 375 in Detroit has reopened after it was closed for about 30 minutes because of a crash, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

In addition, all lanes of the northbound Lodge Freeway at Jefferson have been reopened after being closed for a short while due to a crash, MDOT said.

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