Traffic controlled near accident on I-55 in Bloomington, Bloomington IL
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TrafficFire and emergency services managed traffic near an accident on I-55 north before the Chicago ramp in Bloomington. They set cones and redirected vehicles around emergency vehicles and a broken-down semi truck to maintain safe traffic flow.
Audio|Heard on: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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04:33
Transcript:
00:00
Joe, I'm going to have you furthest to the north.
00:03
You're going to be up by these fire trucks that are up here directing traffic in lane two.
00:09
Acknowledged.
00:13
Lane two north by the fire trucks.
00:21
It's right before the Chicago ramp gets on to 55 north, so pull right up to that semi- or that fire truck about two or three stripes, and that'll push everybody into lane three.
00:39
Acknowledged.
00:44
Bloomington three from two.
00:48
Go for three.
00:51
Are you guys on the inside shoulder?
00:55
Yes.
00:57
Acknowledged.
01:00
Hey, too, this is 20.
01:01
I'm here by Jeff.
01:02
I'm in Lane 2.
01:05
Would you prefer me somewhere else?
01:08
Nope, I want you in Lane 2.
01:10
Just come north of Jeff about six stripes so you guys are staggered.
01:16
And then Joe Eglson is going to be ahead of you closer to the accident.
01:20
I don't want you too far from Jeff because you guys are in that curve.
01:28
So on the 48 settings.
01:35
Five to two, signs are set, 41 at taper start.
01:42
Mike, I want you to bring them cones all the way to north.
01:45
We're going to cone off along the center line of lanes two and three
01:53
appeared by Joe Ezzleston once he gets set by these fire trucks.
01:58
Acknowledged.
02:06
I count 55, man.
02:12
55 command.
02:16
Vance terminated.
02:18
All units clear available.
02:20
Acknowledged from 7.201.
02:25
So I'm going to have you.
02:28
Red Botway that merge sign is for the Chicago Randt and 55 is far from 4.
02:34
Acknowledged, lane 2.
02:39
Just 7 4.
02:45
No, five trucks trying to get the, we're sitting behind three right now on the record.
02:52
It's going to open up here just a second, Mike.
02:59
It would be easy for me to get in that inside shoulder to come up or the outside.
03:08
Inside would be easier.
03:10
All track that's moving to the right.
03:14
Acknowledged, thank you.
03:21
Okay, 2, this is 5.
03:22
Where do you want to start the taper at? I just went by Joe Dickerson.
03:27
I want you to come up here by me.
03:32
I'm trying to find you.
03:33
There you are.
03:40
26, you'll pull about two or three stripes behind the five truck.
03:45
It's in lane two.
03:47
I'm going to start setting cones.
03:53
That four, three stripes behind the five truck.
03:58
42 is 10-8.
04:05
(number withheld) from 26.
04:13
Go ahead, Joe, (number withheld).
04:17
Hey, Chris, as I was passing by, just as you get to the top of that first bridge deck going north, there looks like a broken down semi in lane three, he's got his hood up.
04:27
I don't know if he's just checking something or what the deal is, that might be an issue later.
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I-55, Bloomington, IL
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