Trucks block route 73 causing traffic standstill, Bruceton Mills WV
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TrafficTrucks are blocking route 73 in Preston County, West Virginia, causing a full traffic stop. Emergency crews are closing lanes and directing vehicles to use the interstate. Heavy wreckers are requested to remove disabled trucks from the median near the 23.5-mile marker.
Audio|Heard on: Preston County Fire and EMS
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04:40
Transcript:
00:00
Beavised, I'm on public service, they are unable to get up 73, traffic set a standstill.
00:12
3-1, call me.
00:23
Go ahead.
00:28
3-1-90 is advising we still working one by one to get the trucks removed.
00:33
Are you guys advising that 73 is blocked by trucks now?
00:38
That's affirmative.
00:44
3-1, that's received.
00:50
36-3-1.
00:52
Go ahead.
00:56
Probably going to need to go ahead and shut them down and keep them on the interstate until we can get 73 moving again.
01:05
That's affirmative.
01:07
35, you copy that.
01:12
Copy that.
01:14
Any ideas on how we should do this? 3-1?
01:24
Blocking one and a half lanes that's into the median up here just shy of the exit ramp.
01:35
I don't see any other alternative.
01:38
If 73 is blocked down, we're going to have to back them up the interstate.
01:46
And what I'll do is I'll go back here and start picking up cones and then hurt them onto the interstate and then I'll swing around and get on up above and lay as a blocker up there above the commercial motor vehicle above 36.
02:00
At least that's my plan.
02:04
Copy that and we'll have 322 down there stopping them when they get on or at the end of the on-room.
02:16
So that's what I'm in, 322, that's what I was going to take up and block unless you want 318, so I'll be down on the interstate.
02:27
Yes, sorry, I'm at 318 will be down on the interstate at the end of the owner end.
02:33
Yeah,
02:34
copy that.
02:40
Good.
02:43
690, just confirming that vehicle's got a tough bow and they're good to go.
02:48
There's any need for law enforcement?
02:52
Negative, everybody knows responding.
02:54
Contraining down, Com Center.
02:56
690, copy that, confirming.
02:58
Thank you.
03:06
322, 34.
03:10
3634.
03:13
Go ahead.
03:15
3.6, I'm down here on the interstate.
03:17
Got the T-lane shut down.
03:19
Have them slow rolling to me.
03:23
That's good copy.
03:24
I'm walking back down from the 23 and a half to get these cones moved.
03:29
We'll advise you when we're rolling them.
03:32
All right, just bring the cones down to me and I'll put them across down here on the piece down side of my apparatus.
03:45
That's a good copy.
03:56
No rushes, we're going to be stopped here, but next available heavywrecker after they get Cooper's Rock cleaned up.
04:03
I'm going to need them here at the 23 and a half for this truck in the median.
04:13
Evol,
04:14
see if CG&J or Fates can head that way when they clear.
04:22
That's a good copycom center.
04:24
Can you, uh,
04:26
can you check Gransville, Gransville, Tewy, see if they can come from that side.
04:31
Probably going to get us quicker.
04:39
6903-4.
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