MAPLE GROVE -- Heads up if you're heading down to the Twin Cities Thursday morning, a crash at the I-94 and 494 split in Maple Grove is causing backups.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says a semi jackknifed, which has shut down I-94.

Traffic is being diverted to southbound 494.

The closure is expected to last for several hours.

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