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All eastbound trips near the intersection are detouring as delays are expected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Since the emergency closure, drivers are detouring up to six miles through the congested First Avenue South Bridge.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2022

Fairfax Connector said Routes 697 and 699 are detouring to Interstate 395 and the 14th Street Bridge, which probably will extend travel times for passengers heading downtown.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022

In a striking about-face, the bid organizers are detouring from their promise of a compact Games and offering instead a plan that spreads the events across Massachusetts.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2015

And in Leflore County, cotton farmers are eyeing repairs to bridges on Mississippi 7 south of Itta Bena that are detouring trucks bound for a local cotton gin.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2014