Downed power lines close southbound I-5 near exit 40, Jackson County OR


Downed power lines caused the southbound lanes of I-5 near exit 40 in Oregon to close. Traffic came to a standstill and emergency crews responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Jackson County - North County Fire
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Transcript:
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Request OSP and O-DOT traffic is data stand still on southbound.
00:07
LSP is aware,
00:09
I believe ODOT is also aware,
00:13
we're being also told there is a report of a pool that week down on near Lantman Road and you can't get around that either.
00:20
And PVNL has been updated with that information.
00:23
First 40, copy.
00:38
Pheed.
00:51
8 o'clock 42 70400 priority 3 fake person (number withheld) creek road number 7 or river between shingle creek clean and phone word
01:07
heavy brush 40 medic 1440
01:11
go ahead and be available and take that call
01:17
Copy, is there a medicator to be able to get underneath that line?
01:24
Traffic is moving real low. I'm assuming they're driving over at the same.
01:33
Copy.
01:39
I assume it's got to be able.
01:46
Copies engine 42.
01:53
Central, every brush 40 is on scene,
01:56
power lines down.
01:59
We're going to shut down.
02:02
This would be I-5 command right before exit 40.
02:09
Central copies, power line down, shutting down, slow lane, I-5 command right before exit 40.
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I-5, Oregon
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