Multiple accidents cause severe traffic delays near freeway junction, Southfield MI
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TrafficMultiple drivers reported heavy traffic congestion and several accidents near freeways M-10, John C. Lodge Fwy, and 696 in Southfield, Michigan. The weather and construction caused hazardous road conditions and a major police response shut down westbound 696 near Orchard Lake to address a serious incident. Drivers are advised to expect delays and avoid the area.
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05:27
Transcript:
00:00
I got a sloppy,
00:04
messy,
00:05
traffic camy situation here, 696 and the Lodge where they dump you off on the lodge.
00:12
So I'm going to,
00:14
instead of talking, I'm going to pay attention to this until I get rolling again through this mess.
00:21
I heard you, though.
00:28
K-E8RUH.
00:33
Okay, Sean, you take care, be careful there.
00:35
I'm kind of surprised you didn't do a 69 to 75 and then right on down to 12 mile there.
00:41
It seemed like that had been a little easier route there.
00:44
But either way, it don't matter.
00:47
It's probably messy either way.
00:49
Have a good one. Take care. K.AWK.
00:56
Go ahead, Anthony.
00:58
I'm battling a nasty convergence of Telegraph Rd and M-10 and 696 and construction.
01:07
It's just a mess.
01:09
Until I get through this, I'll be back.
01:11
So you get a few.
01:14
All right, call back out.
01:15
I'm getting in the car on the way home right now and got a little more H.T.
01:22
News.
01:27
K-T-K-JO.
01:32
Hey Tom, what's going in?
01:39
Did you say ADPN, Alpha Delta Papa or Alpha Delta Tango?
01:49
I said Hotel Tango.
01:52
H.T.
01:58
Oh, I got you.
02:04
How have your travels been today? Probably rather exciting this morning and then hopefully not exciting thereafter.
02:21
Well, they plund up my truck this morning, but I got a one of the transit 150s, so I got a bigger van now and it's an all-wheel drive, so I got through that,
02:31
made it out to,
02:33
where was that,
02:34
Jefferson,
02:36
down there, Budville, Ohio, and it wasn't too bad.
02:44
Well, that's good.
02:46
Yeah, I can't, I went in at, I don't know,
02:49
my normal time this morning.
02:52
I left out about 6.15 and, um...
02:57
It wasn't too bad.
02:58
There was some points at the fourth lane on 696 was a little wild, but other than that, it was pretty smooth sailing even this morning.
03:07
But down here by me, it was mostly rain.
03:12
And it started raining, I don't know, probably about 4.30 in the morning,
03:17
so we didn't keep getting snow.
03:19
So everything on the road that started melting and was just heavy slush.
03:27
KD8 ZSK with info.
03:34
That's ZSK. I'm not at ZSK.
03:36
Oh, is that ZSK? Oh, I had KG, KG on that BNNNNNANO.
03:42
Anthony.
03:43
Okay, I got info.
03:45
Anybody at all that's westbound on 696 near Orchard Lake, the freeway is shut down.
03:53
It's an overwhelming, overwhelming police action of multiple forces had to shut down the freeway.
04:03
They might be leaking a few cars, but they just apprehended somebody that was a serious problem.
04:10
So 696 West Bank.
04:12
right around Orchard Lake.
04:13
It is shut down until they sort that all out.
04:17
All kinds of police vehicles got it closed off.
04:22
Thanks, ZSK.
04:24
Sean, that may be affecting you.
04:26
Hopefully you heard that.
04:28
Over to you, Tom.
04:31
Yeah, I'm finally clear.
04:39
Yeah, I already passed all that.
04:41
I'm over here by 75 and it'll appear when I was over that area, but there's a freeway, you know,
04:50
spurs off there at M10 and watch.
04:54
I try not to go that way as much as possible.
04:59
KCKJ over to Sean.
05:06
Okay, yeah, no, I'm coming eastbound on 696.
05:10
I just went through that.
05:12
I didn't notice it, but I was focused on the mess that was heading east.
05:17
And, you know, of course, they push everybody off onto the lodge,
05:22
and there was an accident right where they pinched.
05:25
And so it was just, what a mess.
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Location mentioned:
M-10 & John C. Lodge Fwy, Southfield, MI 48034
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