Road closure due to flooding on South Grand Avenue
Road ClosureThe audio discusses the coordination between various agencies to close South Grand Avenue and the nearby interstate exits due to flooding. They are preparing to manage the traffic and set up barriers to protect drivers from water on the roadway.
Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
02:43
Transcript:
641 information. I just talked to IDOT. They're going to send out a crew to shut down South Grand, but it's going to be about an hour until they arrive. So we're probably going to have to shut down the interstate ourselves for all the water is almost on the interstate. 641.54. Springfield 645. I'm en route. I'm from Jacksonville. 6.45, 10.4[1]. Springfield, 680, 104[2]. Springfield, 689. 689, go ahead. Springfield, 689. We're going to move up to exit 96, the South Grand exit, and start shutting the interstate down. 689, so forth. 689, we're going to need two cars, probably on 55, shutting down traffic, pushing people off into Springfield, and then we'll need two cars stopping traffic from coming on to 55. 689, 104. Springfield, 651. I can mean around from CHQ. 651, 104. Springfield, 651.104. Springfield 641. Can you advise everybody that's coming to help to just meet at South Grand area? We're going to shut down all the exits and everything for the southbound traffic at South Grand. 641, 104 units responding, copy. 51, copy direct. 692-0.2. 61924. Springfield 677 arrived.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10.4: Message Received/Understood
[2]
104: Acknowledgement/Received
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Location mentioned:
I-55BUS & S Grand Ave E, Springfield, IL 62703
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