UPDATE: I-75 reopens after downed power lines cause hours-long closure

VANDALIA — UPDATE:

All lanes on Interstate 75 in Vandalia have reopened after an hours-long closure Wednesday night, an Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher confirmed.

INITIAL REPORT:

All lanes on Interstate 75 in Montgomery County are closed due to downed power lines, an Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher confirmed.

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News Center 7’s Taylor Robertson will have the latest information on the closure LIVE on News Center 7 at 11:00.

The closure is located in Vandalia in both the northbound and southbound lanes from US-40 to Northwoods Boulevard, according to OHGO.

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It is unclear when the interstate will reopen.

Traffic is backed up past the I-70 and I-75 interchange in the northbound lanes and to the Miami County line in the southbound lanes, according to OHGO.

A spokesperson with AES Ohio told News Center 7 that crews are on scene actively making repairs.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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