Loose barges force closure of Milton-Madison bridge
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Trimble County Fire and EMS
02:39
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Okay, 8583 going to the Madison side to notify Madison PD, we'll get her shut down.
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8502 Indiana side shut down.
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They're sending a cop over to the Kentucky side.
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They're going to go ahead and let this concrete truck go across.
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They wait nothing but stuff up on his truck.
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Stand by.
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We're right up here monitoring the situation.
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Mooresburg 8502.
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Go ahead.
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Do you have any sort of an approximate ETA or can you see the boat traffic? How long it will take them to make it to the bridge?
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Uh,
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stand by Campbellburg.
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8583, Campbellburg.
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All lanes of traffic is shut down at this time.
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4, copy all traffic shut down 1119.
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8502 to Campbell's Creek.
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8502.
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Best I can tell, there's several barges that are individually broke loose.
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With the way the river's moving,
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I'm gonna estimate 20 to 30 minutes.
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8502 to
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Campbell's Creek.
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8502 to Campbell's Creek.
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Calling Campbellsville.
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Yes, 8502.
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There's several tug boats coming up river from the power plant to assist, so
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they'll probably be able to catch them before they make it to the bridge.
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Monitor.
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8502 to Campbell.
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502.
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I got somebody in a boat out on the river.
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They went up there. There are seven barges broke loose.
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They're all individually broke loose.
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They are now down past North Spillman Lane.
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Coming down river.
Road Closure
