UPDATE: All lanes have reopened.
An overturned semi carrying corn prompted a full freeway closure on I-41 at Florist Ave Thursday evening.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says the semi was carrying 40,000 pounds of corn.
The semi was blocking the two right lanes on I-41 southbound at Silver Spring Drive. It happened around 8 p.m.
The partial freeway turned into a full freeway closure due to salvage efforts around 10:20 p.m.
All southbound traffic is being diverted off of southbound I-41 at Appleton Ave.
The driver suffered minor injuries.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Please exercise caution in the area of S/B I-41 @ Florist Ave., where an overturned semi carrying 40,000 lbs of 🌽 is blocking lanes 2 and 3. The semi driver suffered just minor injuries. The circumstances of the crash/turnover are under investigation.
— Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (@MilwCoSheriff) January 20, 2023
