Traffic rerouted due to road closure near Firestone Blvd, Akron OH
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, fire trucks closed part of the roadway near Firestone Boulevard and East Wilbeth Road in Akron. Traffic was being rerouted onto nearby streets including Gerard and Brown Street while crews cleared the area.
Audio|Heard on: Summit OH Transportation Group Calls
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00:59
Transcript:
00:00
I'm on. I had to make a bright one to Wilbeth because the fire trucks got the area near Firestone locked off.
00:07
So I'm about to make a left onto Girard and then a left onto the first street up here.
00:17
Copy.
00:19
This is Palmetto,
00:21
so I keep straight through until I get to Brown Street.
00:25
I'll make my...
00:29
Inbound 13? Inbound 13?
00:33
Inbound 13?
00:36
Yeah, something over is blocked near Firestone area.
00:40
You can continue straight on Brown.
00:42
Let's see if we can take Firestone.
00:46
I'll get over there, see if we can take Firestone. I'll get over there, see what's going on.
00:50
Oh, no, I got through on inbound five, I passed and everything, the angle that was behind me, so I'm good.
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Location mentioned:
E Wilbeth Rd & S Firestone Blvd, Akron, OH 44301
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