UPDATE: (January 30, 2023 – 5:33 p.m.) The Iowa DOT reported the area between exit 284, County Road Y40 and I-280, has reopened to traffic.
UPDATE: (January 30, 2023 – 5:27 p.m.) Eastbound Interstate 74 between the Middle Road and Locust Street exits has reopened after a crash.
UPDATE: (January 30, 2023 – 5:20 p.m.) The Iowa DOT is reporting the following:
I-80 eastbound: Right shoulder blocked. Between Exit 284: County Road Y40 and I-280 (1 mile west of Davenport). Right shoulder is blocked due to a stalled vehicle.
UPDATE: (January 30, 2023 – 5:12 p.m.) A car involved in the crash is on the left shoulder of eastbound I-74 between the Middle Road and Locust Street exits.
UPDATE: (January 30, 2023 – 5:06 p.m.) Traffic on eastbound Interstate 74 is also backed up before the bridge due to a crash.
EARLIER UPDATE: If you’re planning on crossing the I-80 bridge into Illinois on the way home, you might want to take another route.
Eastbound traffic on the I-80 bridge is backed several miles, thanks to a shoulder blockage due to a stalled vehicle. Drivers are urged to use alternative methods to cross the Mississippi River until the blockage is cleared and traffic resumes normal patterns.
For the latest information on traffic on I-80, click here.