Sheboygan County I-43 closure, recovery of multiple semis

I-43 northbound closed in Sheboygan County near State Highway 42

A stretch of Interstate 43 northbound was shut down Saturday night in Sheboygan County.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the closure – which began around 5:30 p.m. – was to recover multiple semi-trucks. WisDOT said the closure is expected to last two hours. Traffic was diverted off the interstate at County Highway XX. 

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The sheriff's office issued a tow ban during the winter storm Friday for vehicles that were not obstructing roadways; that ban was lifted Saturday morning.

The incident was officially cleared and all lanes were open around 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14.