A portion of a major highway is restricted at this hour.

Route 23 southbound at Circle Lane in Circleville is partially closed after a semi broke down just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday. One lane southbound is opened, but extremely congested because of the incident.

Deputies are on scene assisting traffic while the intersection is closed.

A tow truck is headed to the scene.

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