Bus detour adjusted near tight roundabouts, Minneapolis MN
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, transit personnel discussed adjusting a bus detour near Lowry Avenue North and North Thomas Avenue in Minneapolis. The route was modified due to tight roundabouts that buses could not navigate safely. Supervision was requested to verify safer alternatives for rerouting traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Transportation Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:38
Transcript:
00:00
84484 regarding the detour eastbound on the 32, you will not be able to once you take that left onto Upton.
00:08
A bus cannot make it through that tight roundabout to go straight to Lowry.
00:12
You'll head over to Thomas.
00:15
Oh, you know I appreciate that.
00:17
I will update that you said Thomas?
00:20
Yeah, they have some tight cement roundabouts there, so if you don't think you can go straight to Thomas, I would say left on Upton and then.
00:28
Make your first right to go one block to Thomas because they both have roundabouts, but on different blocks.
00:38
Okay, so just have them go 29th to left on Thomas to Lowry, that worked out good?
00:45
I think so, but there might be.
00:47
I might have found one up ahead, so you might have to go left on Upton and then take a right on the next block to Thomas and then go left all the way to Lowry.
00:56
You'd have to do a zigzag to get around them.
00:59
I was able to make a right turn around the roundabout and he ended up going in the opposite side of the lane, but you can't go around it.
01:07
Okay, I'll see if I have a supervisor nearby who can double check the roundabouts and see if there's another option for us.
01:16
All right, thank you so much.
01:17
I just want to make sure for the next driver coming by, I used my judgment, but I hope no one tries to force going around there.
01:25
All right, no, I appreciate that.
01:27
I'll see if there's a supervisor close to that area.
01:29
Is that van still there? I think so.
01:32
They haven't sent another message saying it was cleared yet.
01:35
It's only been about 15 minutes.
01:36
It was still there when I went by.
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Location mentioned:
Lowry Ave N & N Thomas Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55412
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