Interstate 94 Reopens After Truck Damages Bridge

UPDATE 2:05 p.m.: All lanes are open. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said the truck did not cause any structural damage.

UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: Cars are again allowed on eastbound Interstate 94 after officials assessed damage to the Highway 20 overpass bridge. There are still closures in both directions on Highway 20. 

EARLIER STORY: Traffic on eastbound Interstate 94 is being diverted at Highway 20 because of major damage to the overpass bridge.

A semi truck struck the bridge earlier Wednesday morning, and officials said damage was "major" and closures will be "protracted" as they assess what is needed to fix the bridge. 

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is out with the driver; the Racine County Sheriff's Department is diverting traffic. 

According to reports, golfball-sized pieces of cement were falling from the bridge about 9:30 a.m., creating a traffic hazard. 

The Racine County Highway Department is looking at the bridge. Officials are not yet sure when traffic will reopen.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reporting the following detour: 

Eastbound motorists should take Sylvania Avenue south to Grandview Parkway, then go east on Grandview back to Sylvania, south on Sylvania to 58th Road, west on 58th to Sylvania, and south on Sylvania to Highway 11. Motorists can re-enter the interstate at Highway 11.