Traffic is flowing again on Interstate 494 at Penn Avenue in Richfield.
A flash flood had closed the highway and diverted automobiles onto Penn Av. for several hours Monday evening, but state transportation officials reported lanes were reopened shortly after 9:30 p.m.
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