Accident blocking westbound lanes on Okeechobee Road near Drexel, Palm Beach County FL
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, there was a traffic accident blocking the westbound lanes of Okeechobee Road near Drexel and the turnpike exit. The affected area is closed to westbound traffic, and drivers are advised to use alternate routes such as Meridian, Amherst, and Belvedere to avoid the blockage.
Audio|Heard on: Palm Beach FL Transportation Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, the Fairmont detective is telling me about an accident on Okeechobee and Drexel going westbound.
00:06
Is that going to affect me? Should I take Okeechobee, I meant Belvedere to job? You could take Meridian to Amherst to Drexel and get back on job that way.
00:17
10-9 in that base. Can take Meridian.
00:19
It's at 44 westbound.
00:21
Yes, he might as well just go up Belvedere to Job.
00:25
Because the accident is right in front of the turnpike exit on the westbound side, and that whole side is blocked off.
00:37
Okay, so it's still the Fairmont Section, Charlie.
00:39
Okay, so he won't be able to get through Meridian because that's what I've been having everyone just take Meridians to Amherst to Drexel and then go to Jaws.
00:49
If he's the forty-four, once he gets to Meridian, he has to make it.
00:53
Make a left on Okeechobee to go westbound.
00:59
He can't go that way.
01:00
It's blocked off.
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Location mentioned:
Drexel Rd & Okeechobee Blvd, Florida 33417
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