Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Scott VanderEnde, vanderendes@kalamazoocity.org, 269-337-8120
***UPDATE***
EB I-94 OPEN TO NORMAL TRAFFIC
Kalamazoo, MI:
***UPDATE***
East bound I-94 is currently back open to normal traffic in all lanes.
A three-vehicle collision that occurred around 2030hrs on February 6th 2022 had temporarily closed both east bound lanes of traffic. Minor injuries were reported and none of the three involved vehicles were drivable. The vehicles have been cleared from the roadway and the involved parties treated for the injuries.
A partnership and established action plan with area agencies significantly limited the time of the highway closure to just over 1 hour. The cause of the collision is still being investigated. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269)337-8139 or Silent Observer at (269)343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Lieutenant Keaton Nielsen
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***Original Release***
On February 6th 2022 at 2030hrs Kalamazoo Public Safety received calls of an accident in the east bound lane of I-94 between Portage Road and Sprinkle Road.
Currently east bound I-94 is shut down and traffic should detour.
Drivers are encouraged to ramp off at US-131, Oakland Dr, Westnedge Ave, and Portage Rd and continue south until Center Ave. Drive east on Center Ave until Sprinkle Road then turn north. Drive north on Sprinkle Road which will allow drivers to ramp on east bound again.
Kalamazoo Public Safety will notify with another press release when east bound I-94 is back open for normal traffic.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269)337-8139 or Silent Observer at (269)343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Lieutenant Keaton Nielsen
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