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Salt truck breaks down on interstate causing obstructionDes Moines IA

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I-80, Des Moines, IA

A salt truck broke down on eastbound Interstate eighty near the split to highway thirty five northbound in Des Moines. The vehicle was moved to the inside median and caused a traffic obstruction. A highway helper and tow truck were dispatched to assist the vehicle.

Audio|Source: South Central Iowa Counties Public Safety
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be Interstate eighty westbound, a one thirty nine, salt vehicle, and the trial portion.
00:04
We have a highway helper head it that way as well.
00:09
I can't go out being around.
00:15
Was that east kind of westbound? It's going to be westbound at the one thirty nine.
00:20
It does appear that they moved over to the inside median.
00:28
Tangle, take it.
00:34
It's gotten over to the inside median.
00:36
It doesn't appear to be anything in the roadway currently.
00:43
Do you start me a no preference tow with this truck.
00:46
I've got a twenty eight through Iowa when you're ready.
00:50
Good.
00:53
(name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).
00:55
Two forty one, with the one forty five mile marker eastbound next to eighty.
01:01
I'll be out of high school.
01:06
Part eight three one. On October twenty five, Black, two thousand checking around, one zero seven four.
01:18
One zero four four, thank you.
01:24
I've got a twenty eight by tenth that's been different from one associated with the plate.
01:34
One,
01:36
(name withheld), (name withheld),
01:37
(name withheld), one,
01:40
nine, Victor,
01:41
one,
01:43
five, zebra two,
01:45
one,
01:46
nine, one,
01:47
three,
01:48
six.
01:53
Restration cancelled to Barrett Auto Center of Glenwood, Iowa,
01:58
(number withheld).
02:01
And four, I'll take that one in the CSS.
02:03
That's going to be the vehicle that's PANCO.
02:08
Forty six, you can see if Highway Helfer can go.
02:16
It's on the east outside at eighty where the word splits to go thirty five northbound, just past fiftieth Street or sixtieth.
02:34
Eight three four.
02:39
I know it's westbound, two thirty five, to northbound?
02:44
No, it's eastbound eighty.
02:47
Where it's supposed to go either two thirty five or go to thirty five northbound.
02:51
It's right in McWore area there at Westnakes.
02:55
Good, copy.
02:56
We'll have known.
03:01
How we help her from the Moines State R one call oven?
03:07
Under have a report of a stalled vehicle.
03:10
Any area of the West Mixmaster, the eighty eastbound, the thirty five northbound, ground the ramp there in the gourd.
03:18
Can't we'll get the truck headed that way.

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