Lodge freeway closed after retaining wall collapses, injuring construction worker

The John C. Lodge freeway was closed Friday after a construction worker was injured by a fallen wall.

A quarter-mile stretch of retaining wall collapsed, injuring the worker and forcing the closure of southbound M-10 at 7 Mile Road, Michigan State Police said in a Twitter post at 8:23 p.m. Friday.

One person was hospitalized for minor injuries after being struck by debris from the wall, police said in a later Twitter post.

The freeway initially was closed, with traffic diverted onto 8 Mile Road, due to the collapse. It will remain closed for previously planned construction.

Southbound M-10 from 8 Mile Road to West McNichols Road was expected to be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for the work.

Both southbound M-10 Service Drive, from Schaefer Highway to Outer Drive, and northbound M-10 Service Drive, from McNichols Road to Outer Drive, also were closed for maintenance expected until Aug. 31.

Contact Darcie Moran at dmoran@gannett.com.