Semi truck jackknifes blocking eastbound on-ramp in Laporte, Laporte MN
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TrafficA semi-truck jackknifed and fully blocked the eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 90 near Highway 71 in Laporte. Public safety and maintenance crews responded to clear the obstruction and manage traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Cottonwood County Public Safety
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02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Cards for a small blocking,
00:02
northbound 71 to eastbound 90 for a semi on the ramp blocking.
00:07
We have a warm pen route already.
00:11
487, I copy from the Bergen Curb.
00:17
That truck on that eastbound entrance ramp there?
00:22
I'm just getting up to it all.
00:24
I think I maybe can speak around to throw some salt there.
00:27
I don't know.
00:30
Oh, if you can't let me know, that'll back down from the top.
00:35
Yeah, just turn down here, I'm going to go up and see what I could.
00:39
If I get around them or not, without getting off the edge there.
00:41
Just give me a minute.
00:47
Yeah, no, Mike, you're going to have to back down from the top side and, I don't know, going to salt there is going to help them or not.
00:53
He's Jack makes pretty good.
01:00
I'm here too, Mike.
01:01
What are you thinking of doing? We're actually going to try to pull him ahead a little bit with a truck.
01:05
We ain't supposed to be doing that, are we?
01:09
No, I'm not going to do that unless we have a super half, so I'm just going to try to clean it, throw some salt interviews him to see if he get going.
01:18
I just overheard.
01:25
Yeah, Brian, we got a truck jack night on the on ramp going eastbound on 90.
01:32
He's blocking whole entrance.
01:34
The cops here, he's blocking the entrance, so.
01:38
June 4,
01:40
Wormca's is on its way I overheard.
01:43
I should be there shortly.
01:48
Mike, I'm going to let you deal with it be a little easier for you to get around with that little one than mine, so I'm just going to keep plowing.
01:57
Yeah,
01:58
I'll at least go down and scrape it and treat it so I'm just got some dry ground to work on.
02:09
But he said he is on his way, so do what you can do there, and I guess I'll just have to sit there.
02:20
on the way out of town and we'll get a little closer on the north side.
02:27
10-4[1]. I'm waiting for one of these clowns to try to go around, but they're actually using their heads.
02:39
Could you repeat that, please?
02:44
They are using their hats.
02:49
Say again, I don't think I heard you're right.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Location mentioned:
US-71, Laporte, MN 56461
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