Road closed on I-57 near Arcola due to snow drifts, Arcola IL
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Road ClosureSnow drifts blocked the roadway on I-57 near Arcola. Officers coordinated plows and escorted vehicles around turnarounds to manage traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Richland, Jasper, Wayne, Edwards, Clay and Lawrence Counties Sheriff and Fire
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03:24
Transcript:
00:00
About 30 minutes, we're going to need a plow to come southbound from Arcola.
00:05
We've got drifts on the roadway.
00:06
If you could just have them start trying to get that staged,
00:10
apologize when the lines open.
00:15
Okay, 7772 information.
00:23
Ocean 226.
00:24
Go ahead.
00:27
Turn around unless somebody else can.
00:33
I have this truck driver with me and escort them up to my location and then we will work our way south.
00:47
104, I can escort him instead on the south of you.
00:53
They understand they're going to come north town.
01:01
204 turn around,
01:03
take the turnaround and then if you could escort him from the 204 turnaround to me and then we'll work our way back south.
01:15
Hey, this is a truck tractor.
01:17
That's going to be 57 northbound 210.
01:20
We have a red truck tractor.
01:22
I'll be out of the driver.
01:27
780-10.
01:30
On you have Frank 116.
01:32
Myself and Frank 121. Myself and Frank 121 will be clear with the impact crash reconstruction.
01:37
116.7.
01:38
6.6.7.
01:43
I cleared the ramps and everything.
01:45
If you have a callback number, if you send it to me, I'll be able to call, see where she's at.
01:51
9667.
01:56
781 from Ocean 226.
01:58
Are you north or south of the 207 turnaround?
02:06
I'm going to be north of it.
02:13
Card number (number withheld).
02:22
Arrowandulant, 82,
02:24
54, from Fairfield,.
02:34
8254, I just got off the phone with the caller again.
02:38
She advised the aspirin does seem to be helping a little.
02:42
He has not been shocked anymore just the original four times prior to her call.
02:49
She also advised the patient is conscious alert breathing normally at this time.
03:04
7242.
03:10
I'm going to have to scratch that plan.
03:13
I didn't know how big of a mess we had down here.
03:15
There's no way we can get northbound in the southbound lane.
03:19
I'm stuck now with in traffic.
03:22
I'm trying to get to the 204 turn around.
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I-57, Arcola, IL
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