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Road hazard from spilled paint closes highway near I-10Drexel Heights AZ

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audio iconRoad Closure
S Camino De La Tierra, Drexel Heights, AZ 85746

According to the dispatch call, a five-gallon can of paint spilled on the roadway near the intersection of Ruthrauff Road and I-10, creating a hazard. Fire and police responded to assess the situation and arrange cleanup. The paint coating was slippery, and authorities requested highway crews to apply sand and use a broom truck to clear the area. Road closures or traffic control were under consideration to manage safety.

Audio|Heard on: Oro Valley Police and Pima County Sheriff
Listen to dispatch call
05:20
Transcript:
00:00
Can you start a police response? We've got a location near the intersection of Ruthrauff Road and I-10.
00:07
It appears to be residential all-pink for investigating.
00:16
625-107. Let me go ahead.
00:21
You can stay tonight.
00:22
We'll send somebody closer to that Jack Walker when they're 1024 with the unknown problem.
00:30
Okay.
00:35
817, I'll be pretty shortly.
00:39
817, 730.
00:42
730. 740. 740-7-416-05.
00:51
Do you still have the keys?
00:57
I'll grab them from her.
01:16
8216 a 6th.
01:18
821.
01:21
821,
01:22
Assissive agency, Ruthup by 10 hatching Ruth Ross.
01:29
One worker.
01:31
That's your one with me.
01:34
Can you check with...
01:36
North West Fire, are they spraying the paint off of the roadway or do we need to call Highway out to do that? Did I clean up the paint?
01:51
Okay, in service citation.
01:54
20.
02:03
We're going to take 0399.
02:15
We're going to take a 399.
02:28
Radio table 399.
02:31
399. 399. Go ahead.
02:35
1041.
02:36
Obia with Northwest Fire on Camino de la Tierra.
02:41
And I-10.
02:46
Looks like that's a kind of road hazard up here.
02:50
104, we know there's an AOA that was advised housing paint over the road.
02:55
They're requesting us for 1058.
02:58
Their dispatchers have no idea what the request is for.
03:02
Well, that would be it.
03:03
It looks like a 5-gallon can of paint fell onto the roadway and got spread out throughout.
03:10
And I try to cover it up when it doesn't pick it on the vehicles.
03:22
I'll show you on.
03:28
3991-1-1-3.
03:31
Good.
03:33
Can you maybe do a test spot and see if it's water-based and will it wash off?
03:40
Okay, forgive me a second.
04:02
Engine 45, 6 person, 3475, East Port Lowell Road, Unit 203, 3,200 north and 3,500 east.
04:12
We found on A3 North.
04:29
Looks like it's a rough coating, like the reflective roof coating.
04:38
Tenfold.
04:40
Radio, can you advise highways to see if they can get some sand out there in a broom truck?
04:48
Broom truck?
04:49
Yeah.
05:01
Florida moment is 11 in route to East Beach.
05:09
Ted Medell 11 in June 16, your transport of you medday.
05:14
Number withheld.
05:17
Are we shutting down the overpass? Is that what we're doing?

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Location mentioned:
S Camino De La Tierra, Drexel Heights, AZ 85746

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Hazard Mitigation
  2. Cleanup Completion and Departure
  3. Traffic Control and Overpass Closure Considered
  4. DOT and Highway Crews Notified
  5. Hazard Confirmed and Cleanup Initiated
  6. Assistance Requested from Fire and Highway
  7. Investigation and Scene Assessment
  8. Initial Police Response Requested

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