Major Traffic Jam and Road Closure on I-20 Eastbound
Road ClosureThere is a major traffic jam and road closure on I-20 eastbound due to a cleanup. Authorities estimate that traffic will be stopped for about two hours. Drivers are being directed to alternate routes.
Audio|Source: Lincoln County Sheriff, Brookhaven Police, and Brookhaven Fire
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Transcript:
00:00head up on this I-20 situation.00:03I just got a phone talk to them and they advised it may be a two-hour standstill, so just give you a heads up, I-20, eastbound,00:12117, always fix spur is going to be a standstill.00:19Tenfold, let's try to diverge that traffic on either 22 or the nearest off-round.00:28Wait, 14, triple 10 for two.00:31It's going to be the 4 to 22.00:33The only route we have is, um...00:37Toppy, 14.00:39The 18, 11, the 18 World Truck, they can't go on Highway 80.00:46We'll notify Warren County.00:48Or Jackson, can you notify Warren County just to get him a heads up, just okay?00:53Town 4.00:5541 Central.00:58Go ahead.01:03You show me to give the cursorive from Plythe Jell to 1,004 Boynton Road.01:10Again, college, 783-583, 583, 5-3.01:161417-2.01:18C-57208.01:19Clear.01:22Hey, let's try to ease now to whizmound.01:27now.01:33C-206-7.01:40I'm about to go down by the flowers X and try to get most of them on the route there.01:47Simple.01:5415 and 5.01:55We just stand by probably at the 11 because traffic is throwing right now.
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head up on this I-20 situation.
00:03
I just got a phone talk to them and they advised it may be a two-hour standstill, so just give you a heads up, I-20, eastbound,
00:12
117, always fix spur is going to be a standstill.
00:19
Tenfold, let's try to diverge that traffic on either 22 or the nearest off-round.
00:28
Wait, 14, triple 10 for two.
00:31
It's going to be the 4 to 22.
00:33
The only route we have is, um...
00:37
Toppy, 14.
00:39
The 18, 11, the 18 World Truck, they can't go on Highway 80.
00:46
We'll notify Warren County.
00:48
Or Jackson, can you notify Warren County just to get him a heads up, just okay?
00:53
Town 4.
00:55
41 Central.
00:58
Go ahead.
01:03
You show me to give the cursorive from Plythe Jell to 1,004 Boynton Road.
01:10
Again, college, 783-583, 583, 5-3.
01:16
1417-2.
01:18
C-57208.
01:19
Clear.
01:22
Hey, let's try to ease now to whizmound.
01:27
now.
01:33
C-206-7.
01:40
I'm about to go down by the flowers X and try to get most of them on the route there.
01:47
Simple.
01:54
15 and 5.
01:55
We just stand by probably at the 11 because traffic is throwing right now.
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10-8: In service
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