Tree blocks both lanes of highway near county fairgrounds, London KY
Road ClosureA large tree has fallen across Kentucky Highway 229 near the Laurel County Fairgrounds, blocking both lanes of traffic. The highway department is responding, and vehicles are being redirected. Drivers coming from the south are turning around after seeing the blockage.
Audio|Source: Laurel County and City Fire, Rescue, Police, and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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There's a very large tree down across Kentucky 229.
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Here about the Laurel County Fairground's entrance.
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It's just south of that.
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Got the entire road blocked both lanes.
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Two and four.
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1030.
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531 and we're 97[1].
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10.297[1].
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Linden 7.41.
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Go ahead, 5.
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We've already had calls on the end of the highway department on the way.
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There's nobody on the north side of it.
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They may be sitting on the south side of it.
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Five,
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five,
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six, one, two ten ten.
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Ten, ten, ten, fifteen, thirty three.
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Four, one.
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Seven, four, one.
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Did Laurel say they had anybody on the south side of this because there's still cars coming north.
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They're having to turn around and go back.
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It's just over in hill creek.
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They've been able to see it in time and get stopped, but I don't know if there's anybody on the south side of it or not.
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They didn't advise, they just said the highway department was in rail.
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You need me to see if they can send somebody.
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Well,
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I don't know, it's blocking the road,
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except there's still cars coming up over the hill crest, and they're able to get soft and turned around.
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But...
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I guess everybody's going back through the...
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In MKZ, you talk to everybody.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
97: Arrived on scene (often used as Code 97/10-97)
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Location mentioned:
State Hwy 229, London, KY 40744
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