Ditched Semi Blocks Traffic, Highway 33 now Open
Lanes Reopened Around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Morning
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Cloquet Police Department issued a traffic advisory Tuesday morning on Highway 33 due to a ditched semi that was blocking both north and south bound lanes.
The truck was hauling a windmill turbine blade and attempted make a U turn on Highway 33.
The truck became partially ditched just north of Highway 2 blocking both lanes of traffic on the highway.
Authorities say that the semi was able to move to the side of the highway just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday allowing commuters access to both lanes.