Michigan plans $11.8M project to rebuild collapsed I-75 overpass destroyed in tanker explosion

HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Crews plan to begin rebuilding an overpass on Interstate 75 north of Detroit that was destroyed during a tanker explosion this summer that involved three vehicles.

Cleanup, inspection start where tanker blast leveled bridge over busy highway near Detroit

HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Smoke filled the air Thursday above the collapsed bridge where a tanker carrying 13,000 gallons of fuel crashed and exploded a day earlier, and crews started clearing the rubble on the major Detroit-area freeway.

Cleanup, inspection start where tanker blast leveled bridge over busy I-75 near Detroit

HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Smoke filled the air Thursday above the collapsed bridge where a tanker carrying 13,000 gallons of fuel exploded a day earlier, and highway officials vowed to quickly start clearing the rubble on the major Detroit-area freeway.

Police: 2 truckers dodged each other to prevent further damage in fiery Detroit area crash

HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Michigan police say two truck drivers tried to dodge each other to prevent further devastation in an accident in which a car lost control on a Detroit area highway causing a fuel tanker to explode and an overpass to collapse.

Gasoline tanker explodes, shuts down I-75 north of Detroit; no injuries immediately reported

HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Flames shot hundreds of feet in the air after a gasoline tanker exploded Wednesday night underneath a highway overpass near Detroit. Part of the overpass collapsed onto the interstate below and spilled fuel burned as fire crews doused the road with water.

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