Traffic slow on eastbound thruway due to crash near exit 24, Albany NY
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, traffic is slow eastbound on the New York State Thruway near exits 25 and 24 due to a crash blocking the left lane. Emergency vehicles are present, and drivers are advised to take alternate routes. Another crash is reported on route 787 southbound near exit 8 with lane closures causing backups.
Audio|Heard on: K2RHI 146.94000 MHz Repeater
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04:17
Transcript:
00:00
Good morning.
00:02
I don't know if you're aware, but eastbound Thruway between exits 25 and 24 is pretty much a crawl.
00:13
Roger that.
00:14
I did hear something about an accident on the thruway frequency, but I didn't get the location.
00:20
Perhaps that is ahead of you.
00:22
In addition,
00:24
now this is kind of weird.
00:26
A little while ago I had scanner chatter about a crash,
00:32
787 southbound passenger vehicle into a tractor trailer.
00:36
I called TMC.
00:37
They said it was vicinity exit 8.
00:40
Oh, wait a minute, something just popped up, hang on.
00:44
Okay,
00:46
787 southbound, vicinity exit 8, which is near 23rd Street, all lanes are closed.
00:54
Again,
00:55
787 southbound, vicinity exit 8,
00:58
near 23rd Street, all lanes are closed.
01:01
We understand their backups onto alternate route 7.
01:03
Obviously, alternate routes are advised.
01:11
Yeah, I copy all that.
01:13
So the three-way eastbound here looks like about a mile and a half,
01:18
mile and a half to the west of the 24 split.
01:22
Where you get off at 24,
01:24
I can see a bunch of lights, emergency lights up ahead.
01:30
Roger that.
01:31
We'll update me as obviously you're stuck.
01:33
You're going to have to endure it.
01:35
Let me know what's going on as you get closer and get more detailed.
01:39
If you would, please.
01:41
KB2GOM.
01:42
I sure will.
01:44
W2RJO mobile.
01:46
Roger that.
01:47
Thanks for the call on that.
01:49
I'll be listening.
01:50
KB2GOM.
01:56
KB2GOM, good morning.
01:57
This is K2 VRX checking in on 94, just copy the mail.
02:02
Roger that.
02:03
So you've got it.
02:04
Let me just repeat it.
02:06
This is straight off the 511 New York map.
02:09
We have a crash on 787 southbound.
02:12
The city exit 8, which is near 23rd Street.
02:16
Now it says the left two lanes of three lanes are closed.
02:23
It's causing backups on alternate route 7.
02:26
Alternate routes are advised.
02:29
KV2GOM.
02:31
Copy that, I'll take a little bit of personal responsibility for the 23rd Street, exit my grandfather was one of the engineers on the design team for 787, so on behalf of my family, I apologize, K2 VRX.
02:46
All right, well the Constitution forbids a bill of attainder, which means if your grandfather robbed a bank, you can't be charged for it.
02:56
So no apologies necessary,
03:00
KB2GOM.
03:02
Copy that. All right, I feel a little better.
03:05
You have a good day, sir.
03:06
K2 VRX, I'll be on the side.
03:16
KV2GOM, net control.
03:18
That unit on the thruway eastbound, I've forgotten your call sign.
03:22
Come back, please.
03:26
Yeah, it's W2 RJO, about a, I give you an update, it's about a mile, 1.2 miles to the west of 24 split on the eastbound side.
03:37
It's a crash and the leftbound lane is blocked by a help truck.
03:44
Looks like somebody rammed into the back to somebody else, which,
03:48
given the way people drive on this thing, I'm not surprised.
03:52
Roger that.
03:54
Well, here's the official stuff off the map from, says the crash on I-90 eastbound after exit 24.
04:01
Now,
04:02
I appreciate your update because they don't say the left lane's closed,
04:07
which is important information.
04:10
So stay on the right for the best ride and extra courtesy and caution are advised, sounds like.
04:16
KB2GOM.
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I-90 & NY State Thruway, Albany, NY 12205
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