Truck with wind turbine blade blocks I-40/I-49 flyover, Fort Smith AR


A large truck carrying a wind turbine blade is moving slowly and blocking the I-40/I-49 flyover near Fort Smith. The crew stopped to adjust the trailer axles. All nearby exits and entrances are closed or inaccessible.
Audio|Source: River Valley Public Safety
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Transcript:
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25, Fort Smith, I think the vehicle you're talking about over here is 40, northbound, correction, eastbound, northbound 49 at the big flyover, it says wind turbine blade.
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Time for it. Is he stopped or just moving slow?
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No, they have to get out and adjust these rear axles on this trailer because they're so long.
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It's like an 80-something foot propeller, so it just takes them a little bit.
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They've done this several times.
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10 for all the exits and entrances are negative here on 540 and 40.
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10.4.
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Location mentioned:
I-49, Fort Smith, AR
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