Semis blocking lanes on interstate near west branch ia, West Branch IA
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TrafficSemis are blocking lanes on the interstate near exit 259 by West Branch, Iowa. Multiple units are coordinating tow trucks and clearing the traffic hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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5017, Stadendrick.
00:01
Any troopers assisting with interstate clearance or getting people to save D.
00:04
Have everybody able to switch over to R6 tax to D2 West Branch fires trying to hail troopers that are assisting?
00:15
297, I'll switch over.
00:19
Okay.
00:24
That'd be 259 exit.
00:31
259 exit and there's blocking lanes.
00:37
The tow truck, there are semi-blocking lanes.
00:48
Wisconsin 352?
00:51
352. We're clear with a taste refusal.
00:56
Copy.
01:02
She is dressed in a big maroon coat.
01:06
Maybe headed to 208 Jefferson,
01:10
but maybe not.
01:11
I'll be checking area.
01:16
10407 or 16 for 131.
01:21
297 or 160 from 131.
01:27
You go out for 160?
01:30
Okay, where the big mess is here,
01:33
just the east of the river.
01:35
There's a flat bed in the ditch with light, on.
01:38
Is that one been here?
01:44
I believe so, they've been there for a while.
01:51
Pretty much everything over in that area has been accounted for.
01:55
I think when I left, there was at least one semi-left on the bridge that they were looking to get towed off.
02:00
10-4.
02:06
Eastbound.
02:07
I'm not saying that.
02:08
It should be clear by now.
02:10
I'm just left from on here.
02:13
82.
02:21
Just for 43.
02:25
160 is just west of the 259.
02:32
Refuel.
02:34
One sole on board, 380 on the fuel.
02:37
5 minutes in route, risk of two, highest obstacles 1,000 on final for Iowa City.
02:47
All right, I catcher, but please fellow, catcher-on-fano, Iowa City.
02:51
I'm not aware of my prairie and market, I believe.
03:01
1040.
03:06
10-4.197,
03:10
you can give me a report.
03:13
We have two truck drivers.
03:19
Tenfour, are you still working your way back here or are you without Semino's Polkown?
03:24
We're with a semiose prokown.
03:31
104. Cedar Rapids.
03:37
Cedar Rapids.
03:41
Most time is direct, 351.
03:47
104.
03:52
Go ahead.
03:55
Go ahead.
03:59
Eastbound, just east of the 259.
04:01
There's a semi in the number one lane that's broken down.
04:05
It's got an XTRA Lease trailer on it.
04:08
It's all white.
04:09
West Branch car just advised me of that.
04:12
I don't know if we have anyone that can get over there for traffic control.
04:16
Maybe see if the deputy can.
04:27
It's very heavy down and secure primary pad 27 after.
04:36
160, 131. I'm working my way over there.
04:38
I'm just in the back of all this traffic here.
04:40
What was the location?
04:44
Eastbound, about the 260, just east of the on-ramp they're going to be in the number one lane, white cab light trailer, says extra lease on it.
04:57
Timber.
05:01
Do they got a tow there now?
05:05
Two Rapids 160, if you can just get a tow going that way, please.
05:09
I'm not sure how they're going to get around.
05:11
We got traffic backed up.
05:12
Now, looks like, passed the 259.
05:18
10-4.
05:25
...from 1637.
05:26
If you want to have them get on, east-mounted the 2-59, and I'll work on getting them up to him.
05:35
On your mobile.
05:38
Tim, one is...
05:43
It should be there at the 260 in about three minutes.
05:51
To rapid states directly, we'll get a tow service started for the 259.
06:00
Security go from a cam.
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I-80, West Branch, IA
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