Interstate 80 westbound closed near Walcott due to ice, Walcott IA
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Road ClosureInterstate 80 westbound is closed near Walcott at mile marker 284 due to hazardous icy conditions. Authorities need a plow truck before reopening lanes on the bridge.
Audio|Heard on: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety
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00:00
Cedar Rapids, this is Davenport DOT Maintenance Supervisor.
00:04
Information Interstate 80 is closed westbound at mile marker 284 near Walcott.
00:12
That's just for your information.
00:16
Mile marker 284.
00:21
So then go ahead.
00:25
We have that Tranvia-Buscatine ending mileage,
00:29
(number withheld).
00:33
What?
00:39
Cedar Rapids (number withheld).
00:41
(number withheld).
00:45
(number withheld).
00:50
The Jack and Cedar County do a key and just see if they have an ETA on a plow.
00:54
I just, we can't open a lane up if I get a plow here, it's just 100% ice.
00:57
We can't get across the bridge until we get a plow truck on that list of bridge.
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I-80, Walcott, IA
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