PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (CBS 58) --- A semi-truck crash near Pleasant Prairie is causing major traffic backup near the Wisconsin and Illinois state border Tuesday, Jan. 26.

State Patrol is working to divert traffic on I-94/41 northbound off at Russell Road. 

State Patrol is working to divert traffic off highest but you can see that’s going to take a while: pic.twitter.com/xN0JdIkXWS

— Victor Jacobo (@victorjacobo_) January 26, 2021

You can use Highway 31 as an alternate. 

This is a developing story and will be updated.

TRAFFIC ALERT: NB lanes of I-41/94 closed just over the WI/IL border due to a crash involving a semi. Traffic is being diverted off at Russell Rd in IL. Plan ahead and use alt route. pic.twitter.com/jIuH9eTS5m

— 511 Wisconsin (@511WI) January 26, 2021