Traffic backup on I‑77 near Blythewood, Blythewood SC
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews from Columbia, including Tanker 26 and Battalion 5, responded to a traffic incident on I‑77 near Blythewood, South Carolina. The southbound lanes were heavily congested near mile marker 25, leading responders to consider alternate routes and to use a northbound lane for access.
Audio|Heard on: Lexington SC Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:26
Transcript:
00:00
Columbia Tanker 26 to that call with Engine 26.
00:04
Go for it, guys.
00:05
26, Battalion 5.
00:09
Go ahead for 26s.
00:12
Hey, I'm heading your way.
00:14
Just advise when you get on scene what you got.
00:17
Dreaming over the notes.
00:20
Okay, Chief.
00:25
Eighteen, go ahead.
00:29
Hey Chief, we just came down past the twenty-four.
00:33
Everything is going to be locked up coming from the Blythewood Road side into those cattle shoots.
00:44
All right, copy that.
00:48
Battalion 5, it looks like twenty-six just got on at Blythewood.
00:52
We're going to try to. Upon an alternate route down Community Road, because it's going to be locked up from basically the bridge before you get to the 24 all the way back to Bluff Road.
01:07
Tanker 26 is going to see if I can go up northbound on the southbound lane.
01:12
All units responding to I-77 mile marker 25, be advised.
01:18
I went northbound in the southbound lane and all traffic is stopped, so it's clear if you go northbound in the southbound lane.
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Location mentioned:
I-77, Blythewood, SC
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