Snow and ice removal underway on us 31 and Lowell road, Columbus IN
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, highway crews are coordinating snow and ice removal with salting and clearing operations along US 31, Lowell Road, Route 44, and areas near Franklin to improve road conditions during winter weather.
Audio|Heard on: Southeastern Indiana Public Safety
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04:21
Transcript:
00:00
Ralph and Brad are working on 46, Aaron's out here on 31 South, Aaron Prudin's on 46 and 9, and I'm not sure where Kobe Moore is at.
00:16
31 North, coming out of C.
00:17
Moore.
00:19
Copy.
00:22
So if anybody can help John or get with John to see what he needs so we can try to get out of here.
00:26
But the way it's looking right now, the text that just came out, we're going to be here a while.
00:35
One where can I go is Joe.
00:39
That's the worst.
00:49
Jesse, my truck ain't spraying, so I might have to go back shop.
00:53
I'd probably froze because it's been outside.
00:56
Gotcha.
00:59
Josh, I'm at Meyer getting fuel.
01:02
And for us.
01:06
John Bound.
01:07
Joey Herzl is wanting to know where you want him to come and help you out.
01:15
Joey,
01:16
you can put down salt.
01:18
We need the right lane salted all the way from Lowell Road down to basically where the two lane is.
01:33
No idea where you're talking about.
01:35
I never heard of a Lowell Road.
01:38
On U.S. 31 there at the cemetery.
01:47
See, hit this horn.
01:58
State Road 44 here looks like it's the worst, but we got, I don't know if they're going to break up.
02:05
You want me to just stay on State Road 44 then?
02:10
No, we have to try to see if the salt delay starts working.
02:13
I don't know if Todd's in the back east or not.
02:18
Oh yeah, he is, there he is.
02:21
Yeah, I was going to get on State Road 44, get that salt a little time to work before I get State Road 44 again.
02:28
Yeah, before that works.
02:30
Hey, Josh, turn around and pick me up and bring one if you would.
02:39
Hey Josh, I'm northbound on 31.
02:42
Has anybody salted or did you scrape or both?
02:48
We gotta get that mid section that least cleaned up.
02:51
I need the center showing.
02:57
Hey Mike, you should be able to run down State Road 44 and see if you can get that through Hopewell.
03:02
That's the Varda Villa back.
03:05
Copy.
03:08
Logan, Eric is right behind you, spraying Brian.
03:18
I thought I'm going to switch you, I ain't able to pick you up.
03:23
I'm going to switch you. I'm going to pick you up.
03:27
I'm going to switch you out seats because I can't pick you up.
03:33
Copy.
03:36
Nothing.
03:45
There's a cold breathing.
03:50
You want me to do the center lane?
04:00
No, you'll see it.
04:01
It's hard fact in the center.
04:02
I need you to spray the center of the road, literally.
04:10
In Franklin?
04:12
Yes,
04:14
well, Franklin North, not the suicide line, but once you get out of that, you'll see what I'm talking about.
04:19
A tariff pack, go down the center, you can't see the center line at all.
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Location mentioned:
Lowell Rd & US-31, Columbus, IN 47203
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