Snowstorm traps vehicles on Cedar Rapids highway ramp, Cedar Rapids IA
Road ClosureHeavy snow traps a tow truck and vehicles on eastbound ramp at Edgewood and Highway 30. Crews work urgently to clear snowdrifts and free the stranded cars amid challenging conditions.
Audio|Source: Linn County/Cedar Rapids Streets Dept (Snowplows)
08:5
Transcript:
00:00
Damn four. Yeah, there's a squad car sitting right there at the entrance to the Hawn ramp going eastbound there at Edgewood.
00:08
Like I say, I look like both of them were in the right, possibly in the right lane, or maybe it's just one car in a pickup there, but I think it's going to be kind of hard for me to get in close enough to do them any good.
00:23
I'll see what I can do.
00:25
I'm not a material,
00:26
so we'll see what can do with the plate that I need to get fuel at some point two.
00:32
I'm in a quarter of a tank.
00:34
Yeah, I'm about half.
00:36
I figured out a few luck before I can't last run down the main line.
00:41
10 4.
00:44
Hey, Lonnie, how are you coming?
00:47
You're going to great, brother.
00:51
Steve Devereux.
00:54
I just need one stock towards the box.
00:58
Sure your strobes off, whoever's getting loaded.
01:06
What is, uh, you want us to continue, Ed?
01:22
5-141 McKinney.
01:26
Thanks, Riley.
01:28
You're not full, but you want to pull those.
01:34
Who is that for?
01:39
Austin, McKinney.
01:42
Yes, sir.
01:45
Hey, man, what are you going to have left?
01:52
My route is completely done and then the southwest route south of first half is also done.
02:00
10-4[1], that'll work and then you're back at noon.
02:10
Okay, Jeff?
02:12
Yep, back of noon.
02:14
I didn't get to my mains because I got the loader, you know, oh, he told me to go straight to territories, but it didn't look too bad on the way in.
02:23
Okay, go ahead.
02:24
10-4[1], sounds good, I appreciate it.
02:31
I don't know, what should we push it, you think?
02:34
Can you push it back in there?
02:36
I guess the way.
02:42
So the tow truck is actually, he tried pulling him out the other direction,
02:46
the correct way,
02:48
but he got stuck, it is drifted shut here.
02:51
He actually got in and got turned around somehow.
02:55
He's looking like he's going to try to pull him out the wrong way at the ramp.
02:59
There is a CRPD officer up here at the top of the ramp,
03:03
so I don't know if you can get in there.
03:06
you know like kind of clearing my path and I'll kind of stick around.
03:10
I'll go down here to the Worley Warehouse and just kind of sit in case you need help.
03:15
Copy, copy.
03:18
Well that's what I guess I'm going to take the exit eastbound off ramp.
03:22
Can I scoot down by you and turn around and get up to that way?
03:28
The squad car is sitting right before the ramp so you can get in front of her, I think, and get on to the ramp.
03:39
But getting on the ramp the correct way, right?
03:43
Pisa, I'll load you in it this week.
03:46
Nice shot.
03:49
Yes, 10-4[1].
03:51
The tow truck actually, he got stuck trying to go down the correct way.
03:58
I don't know how he got turned around, but somehow he got turned around.
04:01
He's actually facing the wrong direction on the ramp.
04:04
That's why they've got to close down,
04:07
the car being stuck there.
04:08
But you can get down at the correct way.
04:13
Who's right behind me? Is that you, Evan, or is it unique?
04:17
Ten four, so I'll take these bound off ramp and then I'll loop around and get back on there.
04:23
I'm John Joe.
04:24
radio is pretty much that.
04:26
Yeah, ten four.
04:29
Okay, I think we better push it all back where we're at here.
04:33
And blow it against the wind.
04:37
I'm just coming by 151 now, so I'll be here in about two minutes.
04:41
Yeah, I was going to say, so you're going to make a lot of snow to blow up towards the hangars.
04:47
Timor, like I said, I'll get turned around in case I need to come in there too.
04:51
I'll probably go up a driver's light station and turn around and be facing the right direction.
04:56
Let's push it to the west.
04:59
I actually don't feel too horribly bad about the ramp because Hedgewood itself is just about drifted completely shut.
05:08
Looks like there's a cruiser sitting on the on-ramp for eastbound 30 at 151, too, so is it drifted? Must be thrifted jet, too.
05:18
Just leaving the co-off, I'll like.
05:23
I'll split it.
05:24
I'll go back and forth.
05:25
You guys just keep on pushing over here.
05:29
10-4[1]. I'm just running 8th Avenue.
05:31
I'll see you.
05:33
Justin, please don't.
05:34
You've seen that?
05:36
There was a car right there at the end of the bridge in the median might be there for that.
05:42
I just went through those ramps and they did not look ripped it shut.
05:48
Yeah, I was going to stop, make sure he's all right, but he hopped right back up and took off, so he's good.
05:54
Yeah, he's on the on ramp just right before you get on 30, so I just thought maybe there was something there going on too.
06:02
Not unless that dog like coming like from down 922 southbound.
06:08
Did he say 40 or 4?
06:11
Thank you, Darren.
06:13
4-0, he's out 40 miles, so he's, uh,
06:21
coming in at J-7.
06:23
All right,
06:26
I'm going to do a U-turn and then do a better next time.
06:33
Sorry, Tony.
06:36
Jay, you got a copy?
06:39
Maybe.
06:40
Do you know if there's any trouble on the ramp at 151 and 30?
06:45
Um,
06:46
no clue. I've been stuck in town trying to get a little bit of this cleaned up, so I can tell you, I'm about down here, so I could go out that way.
06:55
Yeah, I hit those ramps, we've got a lane opened up.
07:04
I totally forgot about that dog lake, though.
07:06
I did see a car in the median, like right before the bridge going southbound, so then maybe just stop there to check on that.
07:16
All maintenance, uh, on the ramp here, just, I don't know if you're doing this on the radio, uh, with our tower radio, but we'll have a RJ coming in here in about five to ten minutes, just beware.
07:31
Good, Mark.
07:32
I know the ramp truck, or the truck that turns around has been leaving a heck of a windrow up there.
07:38
It might have got caught because it's drifting that shot, but he left.
07:43
Uh-huh.
07:49
That work. I'm going to stand by up here and in case Chad needs assistance on that ramp where the two cars are stuck and then I can have that direction take a look to.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
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