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Highway closed near Route 162 for power line workMadison County IL

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audio iconRoad Closure
IL-162, Illinois

Traffic control has been arranged to temporarily close the highway near Route 162 to allow Ameren workers to pull power lines across the road.

Audio|Heard on: Granite, Pontoon, Madison (City), Mitchell, Long Lake
Listen to dispatch call
00:28
Transcript:
00:00
You can sign me a traffic control for Ameren.
00:05
Go that right away.
00:08
Before you get to Route 162.
00:15
They advise how long.
00:17
They've been out there this morning.
00:20
I just drove by not too long ago.
00:24
They advise they just need to shut it down while they pull a couple wires across the highway.

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Location mentioned:
IL-162, Illinois

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Incident Timeline

  1. Roadway Reopened
  2. Situation Update
  3. Instructions and Location Details
  4. Traffic Control Assignment Initiated

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