Traffic & Transit

Semi-Truck Gets Stuck Under Viaduct, Closes Deerfield Road: Police

Police were asking motorists to find an alternate route following the Thursday afternoon incident.

Deerfield police sent out a road closure alert at around 1:40 p.m. Thursday.
Deerfield police sent out a road closure alert at around 1:40 p.m. Thursday. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

DEERFIELD, IL — A semi-truck was stuck under the viaduct on Deerfield Road Thursday, closing down the both the eastbound and westbound lanes between Chestnut Street and Robert York Avenue. Police sent out a road closure alert at around 1:40 p.m.

Police were asking motorist to find an alternate route following the incident. Later in the day, police said the roadway was clear.

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