Traffic accident closes northbound bridge causing congestion, Covington KY
TrafficPolice closed the northbound Brent Spence Bridge between Covington, KY, and Cincinnati due to a traffic accident on the Cincinnati side. This closure caused severe congestion with some vehicles reportedly turning around and driving the wrong way on the nearby suspension bridge. Officers coordinated traffic control and investigated the reports of wrong-way driving.
Audio|Source: Kenton County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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minutes. Can you respond to the bridge northbound, shut down our side of the bridge?
00:06
Cincinnati has an accident on their side.
00:08
They would like us to shut down all traffic.
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It's going to be shut down a while.
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Also, 11, I'm clear.
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Everyone clear?
00:20
Everyone, I put my cell phone screen as unavailable for qualification of headquarters.
00:24
Did that not pop up?
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514 County.
00:29
Okay, we have no system.
00:31
We have no CAD, no radio.
00:34
Barely any phones, so I can't see that.
00:37
Okay. I can meet around.
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21, Pute 31 doing his call.
00:43
I'll go to the highway.
00:44
21, I'll copy, thanks.
00:47
Okay.
00:49
Go ahead.
00:56
I'll get the interstate down.
00:57
I'll get the interstate shutdown.
00:58
Just have one unit meeting at Kyle's Lane.
01:01
We'll have to a rolling roadblock prior to one of the exits.
01:06
21, you want to take that?
01:09
Yeah, I think it's pretty parking lot already, boss.
01:19
Okay, uh,
01:20
let's get on the twelfth and then we'll shut it down and start to get people up at fit.
01:27
Yeah,
01:28
we still gotta go up to tiles and then we'll just come up around everybody.
01:41
Go ahead.
01:46
275-5,
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re-open.
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503, turning your status.
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Signal 4[1].
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104. 10 more.
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4.
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417.
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Go ahead.
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41 status above.
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My computer's not working.
02:24
Can you open up a call for paper process break?
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41 I went 4.
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10464, you still on it.
02:33
We have none of our computers are working.
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We don't have CAD, we don't have radios, we have nothing.
02:40
Yeah, I'm blocking the on-ramp, waiting for traffic to reopen.
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Two-four.
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Two more.
02:48
Can I have it? Yeah,
02:51
I just heard them.
02:52
3913 narrows, right?
02:54
Okay.
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11.
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11
03:07
You want me to shut down Henri from a pike in case we got to send people the wrong way?
03:15
61
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Yeah,
03:21
that would help.
03:22
Okay.
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21-6-1.
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Good.
03:34
Yeah, we might need another car.
03:36
If she's going to shut it down at Pike, we need somebody to close the Texas turnaround as well.
03:42
25, I can start there.
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Timor.
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81. If it's Redlock already, why are we doing any of this?
03:56
There's a question, Cincinnati wants it shut down, but the speed on the interstate right now is an estimated three miles an hour.
04:07
75 with reason route cleared one.
04:13
Anyone, can anyone see the highway yet see the traffic going on to the bridge?
04:22
Yes, 21, I'm getting on.
04:24
Northbound traffic is going about three to five miles an hour.
04:27
It's packed.
04:32
All right, then nothing else we do was going to change that.
04:36
I'd rather not fight the entire ship for this.
04:40
Clear. You said a word we'll go for.
04:42
We're all four.
04:48
Please just make sure we contact some pay back and let them know.
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10-4[2], we'll let them know.
05:00
So this information,
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we're getting a call that stars are turning around and driving the wrong way on the bridge.
05:12
I don't even know how it's going to be possible, but you want to send a couple cars up there to investigate.
05:20
Okay,
05:22
Cincinnati is now calling in and saying it's not the Brent Spence and it's the suspension bridge.
05:34
Which bridge has traffic allegedly going the wrong way? The suspension bridge.
05:44
Okay,
05:46
I'll be around that's a two-way bridge.
05:49
I'm clear.
05:54
417.
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11, I'll head out there.
06:01
417.
06:02
Clear from here, negative contact.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 4: Traffic crash / accident
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Brent Spence Bridge, Brent Spence Brg, Covington, KY 41011
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