The lanes were shut down just after 7 a.m. near Hercules, officials said.

All westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Hercules were shut down Thursday morning after an officer-involved shooting involving Richmond police, according to law enforcement. The Hercules Police Department advised motorists to avoid the area around I-80 and Highway 4 due to officers’ presence in the area.

Traffic was backed up for miles as I-80 westbound was closed at Hercules.

All westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 80 were shut down Thursday morning after a traffic collision in Hercules, according to authorities.

The right lane on westbound Interstate 80 through Joliet will be closed for the evening rush on Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.

A wrong-way crash on I-80 in Solano County resulted in three deaths, with a subsequent minor injury collision following.

The CHP issued a Sig Alert for severe traffic about 7:30 a.m. and announced that it had shut down all three lanes on I-80 on the freeway before the Richmond Parkway exit. They later said that they closed a lane on eastbound I-80 and were diverting traffic at the Willow Avenue exit in Hercules.