Traffic congestion due to flooding and crashes near US 61 and US 171, Charleston SC
TrafficHeavy traffic is reported near US 61 and US 171 split due to flooding and earlier crashes. Southbound lanes are congested, with backups extending from Sycamore to the split. Rain and incidents on nearby roads have increased traffic on alternate routes.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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Transcript:
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Yeah, look at 61 man, I'm moving at 61 and 171 split.
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61 south is backtop all the way to do, from Sycamore all the way down to the split.
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(number withheld).
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We're going to be testing now wins at (number withheld) Cross Park, (number withheld) Cross Park.
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This is about the unit.
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I got there, someone.
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Yeah, there's, there was, uh, I got some email notifications during flooding, uh, that there were some crashes, uh, up on 26 and, and whatnot, uh, so it's probably pushing traffic to up routes, the rain, so it's probably why traffic's ending a hole later today.
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Location mentioned:
SC-171, Charleston, SC 29407
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