photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office

A semi-truck and trailer blocks U.S. Highway 56 in southwest Douglas County on March 5, 2025.

A semi-truck and trailer on U.S. Highway 56 in southern Douglas County has slid across the road and blocked all traffic on Wednesday morning, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports.

Motorists who are planning to travel the route in southwest Douglas County are advised to find a detour through the area, the sheriff’s office said. The incident is at the intersection of U.S. 56 and E. 900 Road near the small community of Worden. The area is about 3.5 miles west of the U.S. Highway 56 and U.S. Highway 59 intersection.

The incident happened at about 8:30 a.m.. Crews are working to remove the semi-truck and trailer from the roadway, but an estimate wasn’t yet available for when the highway would reopen to traffic.

Motorists throughout Douglas County awoke to slick roads. The area was in a blizzard warning Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning as a light snow and strong winds created dangerous conditions overnight. The National Weather Service in Topeka expects some blowing snow until about 1 p.m. today. Winds are expected to decrease to about 15 to 20 miles per hour in the afternoon. Today’s high is expected to reach about 40 degrees.