Traffic signal malfunction causes ramp backup on I-155, Tazewell County IL


A traffic signal at the I-155 southbound ramp to West Birchwood is stuck on one light, causing traffic to wait for over five minutes without the light changing. Authorities have been asked to send a crew to fix the problem.
Audio|Source: Tazewell Sheriff/Pekin Police Main
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Transcript:
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You contact IDOT for the 155 southbound ramp stocklight to West Birchwood.
00:08
Its cycling seems to be extremely long, notified how they make it adjust the timing on it.
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10-4[1]-0.10-1[2].
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Your shot is?
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1-4. 10-4[1]. 10-4.
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More 36.
00:22
Okay.
00:27
Actually, notify them that cycling doesn't appear to be happening at all for traffic getting off the ramp.
00:33
It's been about five minutes.
00:35
They're still stacked out there.
00:36
No change of signal.
00:37
They'll need to send one out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
[2]
10-1: Unable to copy / Signal weak
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Location mentioned:
I-155, Illinois
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