Slippery bridge prompts route change near Mall of America, Bloomington MN
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a bus driver near the Mall of America reported a slippery bridge and requested to use an alternate route via Old Shakopee Road for safety reasons. The communication discussed route adjustments to avoid hazardous conditions.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Transportation Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:3
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, instead of a regular exit to 77,
00:05
may I use an Old Shakopee exit?
00:07
I apologize.
00:08
Instead of what do you want? Now I am in Mall of America.
00:12
When I leave the mall, may I use the Old Shakopee exit instead of the regular route because the bridge I went through is very slippery.
00:23
Don't you have to go over the bridge the way back?
00:26
No, I am trying.
00:28
The regular route when we leave the Mall of America has a bridge.
00:34
That bridge is very slippery.
00:36
So may I use Old Shakopee Road exit? Okay, and would you be missing anything?
00:41
Because the regular over that bridge is not safe.
00:45
It's very slippery.
00:47
So I want to drive to the Old Shakopee way to get to 77 southbound.
00:53
Same, but I'm not sure what.
00:55
I'm not getting the idea of what bridge.
00:56
The bridge you're talking about.
00:58
I'm talking about right away to get on 77 from the Mall of America.
01:05
Do you know that bridge? I don't go down there very often.
01:09
The ramp which we use to go to 77, that's very slippery.
01:14
On the previous route it was very bad for me.
01:20
Very, very bad.
01:21
I never experienced that in the last eight years.
01:25
That's why now I went to use Highway 77 into Old Shakopee exit.
01:30
That one's more safe.
01:32
You know, it's not much of a bridge.
01:33
So you are saying when you leave the Mall of America, take a right, and instead of going right on Killebrew and getting on the highway there, you want to take Old Shakopee down to Highway 77 and hop on there?
01:46
Yes, instead of making a right turn by the mall, I want to go straight to Old Shakopee exit to Highway 77.
01:54
If you think that would be better, go ahead and do that.
01:57
If anybody says anything, just let them know you did it for safety reasons.
02:01
Thank you very much.
02:02
I will do that.
02:03
Thanks. You too, (name withheld).
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E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425
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