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.

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

All westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Contra Costa County remain closed Thursday afternoon due to police activity that began hours earlier, authorities said. Anne Makovec reports.

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.

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

All westbound lanes of I-80 have been shut down in the East Bay near Hercules Thursday morning after a reported police shooting of a man on the highway, causing a massive traffic backup.

Westbound lanes of Interstate 80 will close at 8 p.m. Wednesday for pavement repairs, weather permitting, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

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