Massive semi-truck pileup traps highway on icy I-29, Lincoln County SD
TrafficHaving been blocked by multiple semi trucks sliding on pure ice at mile marker 54, interstate 29 faces a massive pileup and urgent traffic diversions.
Audio|Source: Lincoln County Public Safety
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
Update on that semi-on-I-29 mile mark of 54.
00:04
We got a third reporting party, traffic starting to back up, and it sounds like there's now a second semi-blocking lanes of travel.
00:28
Ten four. Trucks can start getting traffic off at exit 53 northbound.
00:43
I know that's a tough spot because of the hill there, but interstate is completely blocked here.
00:58
Semper.
01:01
Whoever the on-call district supervisor is right now.
01:06
Semper. Demper.
01:15
DOT, 1219.
01:19
Go ahead.
01:28
COT, are you able to send some people down to the loan worker 54, I-29? We have about two semi-slide-ins and the lanes are completely blocked.
01:38
Traffic's starting to back up.
01:40
Page me, let's see if we can get him to exit off of the 53 northbound on I-29.
01:47
I'll get a hold of someone down there.
02:03
He's at 53,
02:04
but we're going to need a lot more help out here.
02:17
Because we're going to have a massive pile up because of where this is located.
02:30
Yeah,
02:31
I see the wreck at the 54.
02:34
I'm going to try to get the front of it or behind it, I guess, and slow people down.
02:42
10 for HB. 24vise, you're going to need quite a few trucks.
02:46
Had another semi-committed and smashing chip.
02:48
Other semis will have to shut down the interstate of Mount Marker 51.
03:00
Paulzine, PHB 24, it is pure ice.
03:03
Semmiles that are coming up on this are just going to keep crashing into it.
03:07
We need to shut down the 53 northbound on-ramp and then start getting traffic off at the 51.
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