Semitrailers block all lanes on icy Highway 63 near Malcolm, Malcom IA
TrafficMultiple semitrailer trucks lost traction on icy Highway 63 near Malcolm, blocking all lanes. Emergency responders and county workers coordinated road closures and used ice melt and tractors to clear the blockage and direct traffic safely.
Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
06:20
Transcript:
00:00
We did attempt to call County Roads.
00:01
They are not going to come out to help us.
00:03
3 or 4.3?
00:07
10-4[1]. It's on 63 anyway, correct?
00:11
Yeah, 10-4[1].
00:12
I will call Traffic Management Center back and see if we can get them to come over that way to assault the area too.
00:23
Hashton County Rescue 35?
00:30
We have westbound traffic blocked at the 201.
00:35
Westbound traffic blocked in 201, thank you, at 2200.
00:41
The only thing I did not think about doing County was shutting the gate for the on-ramp, so you might relay that information to the DOT.
00:49
Okay.
00:51
Oh!
00:53
Oh,
00:58
I think that's about it.
01:04
Huh.
01:10
I'm gonna head over to Malcolm and try to get that situation taken care of with one.
01:22
Copy, Interact to Malcolm 2201.
01:29
We'll be blocking that on ramps.
01:33
Time for 90, thank you.
01:35
Thank you.
01:39
Thank you. Thank you.
01:53
Go ahead.
01:56
Two and what do we still have at the station?
02:03
We just have two with the tanker and the old 4x4.
02:11
If we could have two jumping hill four by four and go down to the mini-mart and direct traffic for a little bit if they can to get traffic going around those semis that are stopped going up to the hill.
02:26
We're grabbing some oil dryer or something to help with that traction.
02:33
Copy even if they can't get in the moon but least traffic can start going around them.
02:42
89, 269.
02:48
Welcome command from station.
02:52
Go for command.
02:55
The Sammines tried to go around each other, so they are blocked on all lanes.
03:00
There's no way to get anybody to go around them.
03:06
No worry. What's a little.
03:10
We're going to try to take some ice melt and sprinkle under the wheels.
03:14
We got a bunch of ice melt here.
03:16
The two guys are going to go down and see if they can get one of the semis out of the way.
03:21
Copy that even if they can get traffic to move to get one to back up a little bit.
03:25
That'd be great. We have Scott Strong coming out with the tractor, so that might be able to help.
03:31
Received.
03:35
89 from 80s 8.
03:42
Go ahead.
03:45
Is there any more traffic going to be coming at us?
03:50
Negative, they're all going off the ramp.
03:58
12, are you still there at the north end of town?
04:02
Yep, ten four, I can get going.
04:08
Okay, that's the guy that's at the very north end of town that's headed downhill.
04:11
Do you want to tell him to go? He's the only one holding anything out.
04:15
Travick's moving good.
04:16
Two miles north of town here.
04:19
Yeah,
04:21
I'm not quite sure why he stopped.
04:23
I'll speak with him.
04:29
Callie from 14, I've had a DOT truck go fast and he's on the interstate.
04:34
He's on the own product.
04:38
Day 414, thank you.
04:45
87 from 865.
04:53
T County for Brooklyn Fire just for your 43.
04:55
Lone Star has been on the interstate for a couple minutes and headed that way.
05:00
Super, thank you.
05:05
Joe, 4-0-0-0-4-0-4-0.
05:12
Firebarm is going to have pulled off.
05:14
Jack Knicks, semi-off, off-roadway.
05:17
They got her close-chair and all.
05:21
Never.
05:26
12.
05:29
12.
05:33
I try to convince this driver to move here on Northern Malcolm.
05:36
He's convinced he's going to slide off the road.
05:40
I told him he just went slowly probably probably should be fine.
05:45
Ten far. I don't know if you were direct, but DOT Traffic Management Center is sending a truck your way.
05:50
Should be no time at all.
05:54
Yep, then for 63 through Malcom is awful.
05:58
And I also advise him, 63 and Highway 6 is also ice covered.
06:08
Where are you guys located up?
06:13
We're down here at the bottom of the hill at the new construction on-ramp.
06:18
Daniel's directing traffic on the off-ramp.
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US-63, Malcom, IA
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