UPDATE: 3:15 p.m.
Southeast Turner Road is back open after a semi-truck trailer blocking traffic was removed, according to the Salem Police Department
Original story below:
Southeast Turner road is closed to traffic after a semi-trailer truck became partly stuck in a ditch, the Salem Police Department said Friday afternoon.
The semi-trailer was blocking traffic in the 250 block of Southeast Turner Road.
Salem police said in a tweet that northbound and southbound traffic is closed “while the situation is resolved.” The department announced the closure just before 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Drivers are asked to find alternate routes.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
