Metal object blocks middle lane causing traffic hazard on I-80, Jasper County IA


A large metal object is blocking the middle lane near Four Mile Creek on I-80, creating a traffic hazard. An officer is at the scene with a vehicle on the shoulder near mile marker 139. The obstruction is affecting all lanes of the roadway.
Audio|Source: Jasper County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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I get a large metal item in the middle lane.
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Just before Four Mile Creek, it's going to cause an accident. I'm trying to get out of the way, but traffic's a little bit heavy.
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All of a sudden, if I can get removed, they're not getting hit.
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We have the 138.75.
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Yeah.
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Is that eastbound or westbound?
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Well,
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somebody snucked it and has rugged up the road to the 139, so I'll be out with that vehicle on the shoulder now.
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But it's all the roadway.
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I-80, Iowa
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