Semi truck and power lines block Walnut Street, Chattanooga TN
TrafficA caller describes a semi‑truck partly blocking both lanes near the Walnut Street overpass in Chattanooga. Power lines are reported down across the road. Police are on scene and the northbound lane has reopened, but traffic is heavily backed up for miles. The caller suggests using Walton Avenue and Highway 41 as an alternate route.
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I'm under the, what's that, Walnut Street overpass. So you can't get out there, can you? No, I'm in the inside lane. I got trucks blocking me, and we've got a police car blocking the ramp now. entrance ramp. He's blocking the entrance ramp to the interstate. Well, it's straight ahead of you probably a couple of miles. And I just hear this report. I'm not real positive of it, but I think it'll probably be there a little while if he could get. Get off at that exit and go east on Walton Avenue over it and pick up Highway 41. You could bypass it down to on down. Yeah, I think getting across these two, three lanes is going to be a little difficult with all these trucks in the way. standing there's some power lines across the road and a semi is partly across both lanes. I don't know how he's that. It looks like it wouldn't be that long, but it's a major thing. I assume the power lines are across both south and northbound lanes then. Yes, sir, that's what the gentleman told me a while ago. I got some traffic coming this way, but, well, I don't know. Yeah, looks like the northbound lanes open now. Well, good luck. Maybe it will be. Maybe they got some better move them lines off. good job through. I sure hope something will start moving. I hope they can get that truck out of the way if it's across the road. The gentleman that told me about it. The northbound lane was backed up about six miles a while a while ago. And I don't know how far the northbound lane, or the southbound lane, was back to... Yeah, it looks like it's going to be a fun day. Well, at least it's pretty, so I guess I get to enjoy a nice, cool, sunny day. Yeah, I hate it. You're sitting in your car enjoying that. I did not want to go to Atlanta today, but I went anyway and looks like I won't even make it. Maybe they'll get a lane over and if they can get some people down there to get those wires. Surely that truck ain't blocking all four lanes down there. Looks like they do have the northbound lane open because it's moving and then it's tight. They can get the southbound lane doing the same down there, hopefully. Hopefully they will. I guess I'll just see here and enjoy the scenery.
I'm under the, what's that, Walnut Street overpass. So you can't get out there, can you? No, I'm in the inside lane. I got trucks blocking me, and we've got a police car blocking the ramp now. entrance ramp. He's blocking the entrance ramp to the interstate. Well, it's straight ahead of you probably a couple of miles. And I just hear this report. I'm not real positive of it, but I think it'll probably be there a little while if he could get. Get off at that exit and go east on Walton Avenue over it and pick up Highway 41. You could bypass it down to on down. Yeah, I think getting across these two, three lanes is going to be a little difficult with all these trucks in the way. standing there's some power lines across the road and a semi is partly across both lanes. I don't know how he's that. It looks like it wouldn't be that long, but it's a major thing. I assume the power lines are across both south and northbound lanes then. Yes, sir, that's what the gentleman told me a while ago. I got some traffic coming this way, but, well, I don't know. Yeah, looks like the northbound lanes open now. Well, good luck. Maybe it will be. Maybe they got some better move them lines off. good job through. I sure hope something will start moving. I hope they can get that truck out of the way if it's across the road. The gentleman that told me about it. The northbound lane was backed up about six miles a while a while ago. And I don't know how far the northbound lane, or the southbound lane, was back to... Yeah, it looks like it's going to be a fun day. Well, at least it's pretty, so I guess I get to enjoy a nice, cool, sunny day. Yeah, I hate it. You're sitting in your car enjoying that. I did not want to go to Atlanta today, but I went anyway and looks like I won't even make it. Maybe they'll get a lane over and if they can get some people down there to get those wires. Surely that truck ain't blocking all four lanes down there. Looks like they do have the northbound lane open because it's moving and then it's tight. They can get the southbound lane doing the same down there, hopefully. Hopefully they will. I guess I'll just see here and enjoy the scenery.
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Walnut St, Chattanooga, TN
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