Heavy rain again closes I-94 in Detroit after June's closure that lasted days
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Parts of I-94 were closed in Detroit on Friday. It is the second time the freeway has been closed due to flooding in less than a month.
As of 6 a.m. Saturday morning, all Detroit freeways, including I-94 are open, but stretches of I-94 were underwater for a period of time after heavy rainfall.
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Friday's weather follows June's rain event that led to President Joe Biden approving a disaster declaration for the state. That declaration, approved this week, unlocks federal funds that can be used for damage done by flooding as well as tornados that hit Michigan the same weekend.
Heavy rainfall on June 25 closed I-94 for days. One stretch on the eastbound side of the freeway was closed for a week.
Flooding on I-94 in Detroit after heavy rain in June 2021.
The flooding also forced closures on other Metro Detroit freeways, including I-96, Southfield Freeway, I-75, and the Lodge, but I-94's was the worst and remained closed long after the other roads reopened.
Read: Final stretch of I-94 reopens
Numerous homeowners also suffered damages to houses when their basements flooded.
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