Drivers face poor conditions on US-131 near Manton, Manton MI
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a driver reported extremely poor road conditions along US-131 near Manton, including heavy drifting snow, unplowed roads, and low visibility. The driver decided to turn back due to worsening weather near the Cadillac area.
Audio|Heard on: Eastern Upper Peninsula Amateur Radio W8EUP
Listen to dispatch call
02:22
Transcript:
00:00
It was pretty rough.
00:01
I was about.
00:02
The foot of drifting snow in my parking lot, and kind of a miracle that I got out of there.
00:09
I hopped on Supply Road headed down to US-131.
00:12
Supply Road hadn't been plowed yet, and that was definitely something to experience.
00:20
I didn't have any rumble strips, so the way I found out that I was off the road was by the ditch trying to take me in.
00:31
I kindly told it no and somehow freed myself from its grip.
00:38
That was real fun,
00:39
but I hopped on US-131 south, and most of the time visibility was low.
00:55
Actually,
01:34
what you are talking about.
01:38
It's.
01:40
It always seems to get real bad through there.
01:46
Here's a couple open stretches on US-131.
01:50
I didn't even get to the freeway portion of US-131, and it took me about an hour or more.
01:57
I wasn't even keeping track.
02:00
Had to get all the way down just north of Manton before it turns into the freeway there, and everybody was stopped.
02:11
That was the point where I said, forget this.
02:13
I'm going back to town.
02:16
I am not making the drive all the way down there, especially if it's supposed to get worse closer to Cadillac.
02:21
I go.
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Location mentioned:
US-131, Manton, MI
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