Oversized load blocks both lanes on Illinois highway

Heard on: Macoupin and Montgomery Counties Public Safety Dispatch

01:37

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

You may want to cut off at Springfield Road to get to Hillsboro at 48 and 127.

00:07

There's an oversized load blocking both lanes.

00:10

Turn it down on 127.

00:23

33, you're cut now.

00:30

Long for Lincoln 52, is there traffic for us?

00:39

Raymond-Harvel ambulance.

00:42

Radio traffic is all static for us.

00:44

We're barely able to understand them.

00:48

A member of Raymond Harville ambulance was advising 42 that there is an oversized load on a road.

00:54

They may have to turn around and go a different route.

01:00

Made contact with them and told them to expect your call.

01:04

10-4, thank you.

01:12

Did you turn around or are you going to go ahead and try to proceed? 27, we've got traffic stopped if you're coming through.

01:19

No, we're on Springfield Road headed out to 127.

01:25

That's affirmative, thank you, sir.

01:32

You are still needed to respond.

01:34

They're taking a different route to get to 127.

7/21/2026 03:59 PM

Traffic

IL-48 & IL-127, Raymond, IL 62560

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports an oversized load blocking both lanes near the intersection of Springfield Road, Route 48, and Route 127. Responding units and an ambulance are adjusting their route to reach the area safely.