Police activity snarls traffic on I-74 at I-465 on Indy’s southeast side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police activity shut down parts of I-74 and I-465 on the city’s southeast side Thursday morning, leading to major backups and delays during the a.m. rush.

Just before 6 a.m., firefighters and local and state police responded to a report of a person on the I-74 overpass above I-465.

Police shut down two lanes of westbound I-74 at the I-465 interchange and then closed the interstate in both directions.

All lanes of northbound I-465 were also closed, causing a backup that stretched past the I-65 interchange on the city’s south side.

Northbound I-465 and eastbound I-74 reopened at 9 a.m., roughly three hours after police arrived at the scene.

Westbound I-74 remains closed to traffic.