It's been a long day for drivers on Northbound I-55 through Montgomery County.  A Hazmat situation is expected to  be resolved soon after the interstate was shut down for hours.  The driver escaped serious injuries in the following incident.  

At 8:27AM. Montgomery County 9-1-1 received a call stating that a semi had overturned immediately under the Northbound I-55 Exit 52 overpass. Litchfield Fire Department responder to the scene and
observed a double trailer overturned on its side. The trailer appeared to be leaking a gas. I-55 northbound lanes were totally blocked.
The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Hazardous Materials Division 56 Response Team was called to the scene to survey the scene and make an assessment of what may be leaking. It was discovered that
there were cylinders of a hazardous material present along with containers of paint and other non- hazardous items.
At this time both lanes of Interstate 55 on the northbound lanes are close and traffic is being rerouted to Old Route 66 to the Illinois 108 exit where the traffic is re-entering the interstate on the northbound lanes. The southbound lanes are open. There is a traffic back-up of several miles on thenorthbound lanes of interstate 55 from exit 52 on the northbound lanes of the interstate.
Presently MABAS 56 Hazardous Materials Team along with Raymond Harvel Fire Protection District, Litchfield Fire Department, MABAS assets including an air truck from Highland, Illinois and Montgomery County EMA are working with a hazardous materials clean up contractor to unload and
right the trailers. This is anticipated to take several more hours. Interstate 55 from the 52 exit to the Illinois 108 overhead will be closed.
Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation Resources from District 6 are working to re-route the traffic around the incident.