Collision between semi, overpass backs up traffic on Portage Avenue near Polo Park

Arturo Chang · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 03, 2025 5:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

A conception of westbound Portage Avenue successful Winnipeg was blocked Tuesday day aft a semi motortruck seemingly deed an overpass adjacent Polo Park mall.

Traffic was backed up for respective blocks successful the area mid-afternoon, but Winnipeg constabulary said successful an email sent astir 3:30 that postulation had returned to normal.

A semi with a severely damaged shipping instrumentality could be seen conscionable westbound of the overpass adjacent Empress Street, successful beforehand of the Earl's restaurant.

Gail Archer-Heese said she was travelling westbound, approaching Polo Park, erstwhile she saw postulation trying to merge retired of the mediate lane astatine astir 2:30 p.m.

"I thought determination was a cervid connected the road," she said. "But past we looked up and determination was debris hanging from the span each the mode down."

Police said successful their email nary injuries were reported, and determination were nary different information concerns astir the collision.