Jackknifed trailer closes highway 64 westbound in Wake County, Wake County NC
Traffic, Road ClosureA jackknifed tractor trailer on Highway 64 westbound in Wake County caused a major road closure. About 200 yards of median cable is down, with large amounts of debris, mud, and leaking fluids on the roadway. Traffic is heavily affected and the road will be closed for several hours.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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The cable across the roadway, 64 being shut down for several hours,
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a lot of debris from the median in the roadway.
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It's just going to be easier for me to talk to them.
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See, that patient. Copy.
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The command on track 16.
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Good. The traffic on 64 on the westbound side, do they need to get off at Lizard Lick or Are Rundle?
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It's already going to be backed up past or Rendell, but yeah, the road needs to be shut down somewhere east of our incident.
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They're not going to call.
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You can advise them.
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We're going to need sand on the road for fluid from leaking from the truck.
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We're going to need a sweeper to get numerous pieces of debris, mud, pieces of the median off the road.
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And we've got about 200 yards of median cable across 64 westbound, in addition to a jackknife tractor trailer.
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They are going to give you a call.
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We're just going to send out a message to our incoming staff to let them know that the road is shut down getting into work.
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But the O.T should be calling you shortly.
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US-64, North Carolina
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