I-444 westbound lanes now open after being shut down for over an hour

ODOT cameras capture traffic backed up on the 444, as traffic is diverted off of the highway at the Utica exit.

By Abbie de Vera

TULSA, Okla. — UPDATE (12/9/2022, 2:47 p.m.) The lanes on the I-444 are now open. The mental health incident has been resolved.

The Tulsa Police Department is asking drivers to avoid the I-444 near the Utica exit as it has been shut down for safety reasons.

Traffic is backed up on the 244 where the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is directing traffic off the Utica Avenue exit.

Law enforcement and EMSA responded to a mental health call.

FOX23 will update this story as new details come to light.

OHP has shut down part of the 444 and are diverting traffic off the Utica exit.