Overview

• Two semi-truck collisions in the Pickaway–Madison County construction zone and a separate box truck–car crash shut Interstate 71 North at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• The highway reopened at 6:50 a.m. Thursday, ending an 8-hour and 20-minute closure.
• Four motorists were hospitalized in the two crashes and no fatalities were reported, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
• Crews faced cramped lanes and no shoulders in the active work zone, which delayed emergency response and wreckage removal.
• Detours routed drivers from State Route 38 onto U.S. 62 through Mount Sterling toward Grove City, adding up to an hour of extra travel time.