18-wheeler blocks feeder and U-turn on Highway 290, Houston TX
TrafficAn 18-wheeler truck is parked blocking the inbound feeder and U-turn lanes on Highway 290 near West 43rd, causing traffic backup and some drivers to go the wrong way to avoid the blockage.
Audio|Source: Houston Police Department - All Districts
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Transcript:
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317 is the air clear? Okay, we just held ourselves out on a traffic hazard[1]. It's going to be an 18-wheeler with a flatbed parked across the inbound feeder of 290 right at West 43rd on the south side, and it's also blocking the U-turn. Can I get a unit to come and block the U-turn lane?
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from the outbound service road at cross members for me. I've got cars trying to like back up and turn around in counterflow. In car, do you say you're on 290 or 45? It's the service road of 290. He's across the...
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inbound service lanes and the U-turns from the outbound service lanes at the intersection with 43rd. You guys are record in route before about 30 minutes. I'm just trying to control traffic here because I found it because people were driving the wrong way on 43rd.
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traffic hazard: Vehicle Blocking Roadway / Traffic Jam
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US-290, Houston, TX
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