Debris slows traffic on I-40 westbound, Wilson County TN
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported a debris hazard in lane four of Interstate 40 westbound near Exit 216 in Tennessee. The debris appeared to be wooden pieces scattered along the roadway, causing several vehicles to pull onto the right shoulder. A slow traffic roll was initiated to allow crews to remove the debris and ensure safety.
Audio|Heard on: Wilson TN Public Works Group Calls
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
There's a lot of debris in lane four, not sure what it is.
00:03
It's going to be I-40 westbound by Exit 216, over two.
00:11
26, come back in.
00:12
Copy.
00:15
(number withheld).
00:17
Go ahead.
00:19
Just to let you know the game's over.
00:22
Copy, thank you man.
00:25
(number withheld).
00:28
(number withheld)?
00:30
I'll put that out as the 216 over 2 attached unit being 216 over 8 westbound.
00:39
Copy.
00:41
Six twenty-six.
00:43
Twenty-six.
00:46
Hey, you probably gonna see some heavy volume coming over in there, or shall we? Since that whole game just let out.
00:55
That's copy.
00:57
Seven thirty-eight.
00:59
Twenty-eight, go ahead.
01:02
Yes, sir. It looks like wood pieces and it's mostly the biggest piece is in lane.
01:10
Four, you got two vehicles on the right shoulder as well.
01:15
Copy, yeah, there I saw quite a few on the right shoulder when I went past it.
01:21
Oh six to twenty-eight.
01:25
Twenty-eight, go ahead.
01:27
How many vehicles you got over there?
01:30
They're kind of scattered.
01:32
They're scattered all the way up to it looks like, all the way to Briarley.
01:38
I'd say roughly six.
01:41
Copy, I'll be heading your way.
01:45
Copy twenty-eight to dispatch.
01:48
Go ahead, sir.
01:50
I'll be doing a slow roll starting out about the 218 too.
01:56
Copy.
01:58
Zero six, I'll point that way to get on my head.
02:02
Copy twenty.
02:04
Seventy-three twenty-eight.
02:06
Seventy-three twenty-eight.
02:08
Gonna be out getting this debris.
02:10
Gonna be I-40 westbound by Exit 216, lane four.
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I-40, Tennessee
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