Traffic backup caused by tractor trailer on hill near PA-645, Berks County PA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a tractor trailer has stopped on a hill near PA-645, causing a traffic backup. Emergency crews are discussing shoveling material under the trailer's tires to help it move and clear the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Chester PA Public Works Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, coming down 501 Schuylkill side, there's a tractor trailer truck stopped right in the middle of the hill.
00:07
Can you shovel material underneath his tires?
00:11
I had a long line of cars right behind me.
00:14
I couldn't stop.
00:17
Yeah, you were going up the hill.
00:19
You were on southbound, correct? And that guy was going northbound.
00:23
No, he was going south.
00:25
I was going north.
00:27
I went up over 501 Berks County side, down over Schuylkill County side.
00:33
My side looks great.
00:35
Their side is horrible.
00:36
Like they didn't even touch it.
00:39
Well, you want me to make a couple laps here?
00:42
Yeah, now that we got an accident there, if you can, yeah.
00:46
All right, copy that.
00:47
I'm going up.
00:49
Well, not yet.
00:50
I'm at the bottom.
00:51
I just made the turn on the 645 at the bottom.
00:55
Gotcha, gotcha.
00:58
Yeah, if you can do it safely, Steve, stop there and put a pile of material down and throw it underneath his tires or tell him to throw it underneath.
01:07
Just stop at his tires there and hit the blast button.
01:13
Right, and this tractor trailer is out of here.
01:16
We're driving along the shoulder now.
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PA-645, Pennsylvania
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