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Tractor trailer accident blocks I-81 southbound near Polkville, Marathon NY

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Traffic

Reported: 12/23/2025 03:57 AM

I-81, New York

According to the dispatch call, a tractor trailer accident is blocking both southbound lanes of Interstate 81 near the Polkville exit, causing a complete traffic standstill. Fire and mutual aid units are responding.

Audio|Heard on: Cortland NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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01:27

Transcript:

00:00

Spawning marathon monitors and marathon ambulance.

00:02

We got a call reporting that the area of 81 there is now on a standstill due to the tractor trailers.

00:10

Dispatch from 661 , did you say 81 southbound's completely blocked?

00:15

The affirmative, appears so.

00:17

We got a call from my trooper saying that the lanes are at a standstill.

00:25

Well, affirmative.

00:26

Can you get Cortlandt a little bit shut down at the Polkville exit?

00:32

Affirmative.

00:33

Cortland monitors, marathon looking for mutual aid for 81 to get shut down at the Polkville exit for the southbound side.

00:42

It's for Cortland monitors, marathon fires looking for assistance getting 81 southbound shut down at the Polkville on-ramp due to an accident blocking both lanes in their jurisdiction.

00:54

I'm time 7 o'clock.

00:56

Coordinator's notification.

00:58

McGrawville is responding mutually for marathon monitors for a shutdown of 81 at Polkville to the southbound side due to a tractor trailer accident.

01:10

13620.

01:13

1651, the fire can go off.

01:17

1651.

01:20

We're still headed northbound, but it seems to be a parking lot and it's just north of the Pine Hill Bridge.

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I-81, New York

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