Icy conditions cause road closures near Darling Rd, Monroe County MI
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, public works crews encountered extremely icy road conditions near Darling and Plank Roads in Monroe County, Michigan. Several workers discussed the hazardous ice covering the roadway along multiple routes, including Exeter and Rossinville Roads. Heavy precipitation and freezing temperatures were causing slick surfaces and difficult driving conditions throughout the area.
Audio|Heard on: Monroe MI Public Works Group Calls
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01:35
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, you seeing about the same thing there, (name withheld)?
00:02
Well, I run a little bit for (name withheld) to get him started and advanced up.
00:08
I went up here to the north and I just turned on Darling off of Plank.
00:12
And this thing's just a solid sheet of ice shoulder to shoulder all the way down.
00:19
Yeah, it sounds like it's about what we got on Rossinville.
00:22
What I found,
00:24
(name withheld), do you have any luck peeling that up over there?
00:27
All right. All right, that's me.
00:29
Hey, (name withheld).
00:31
Yeah?
00:32
All right, them roads down your way aren't near as bad.
00:34
I want you to come up here and start on Darling.
00:37
Darling at Plank and eastbound.
00:40
Darling at Plank, eastbound.
00:45
Yeah, it's definitely a glare of ice.
00:48
And it's absolutely pouring up here.
00:52
Yeah, it's coming down pretty good over here too, (name withheld).
00:54
I'm just off Exeter Road and hopefully with that comes the higher temperatures here.
01:02
That'd be nice.
01:03
This road is like driving on glass.
01:07
242J?
01:08
Yeah, house wing's looking where you're at.
01:11
I start off of O'Hara or.
01:14
On O'Hara, right off the back of the road.
01:16
It's peeling up good.
01:17
Just doing a strip right down the middle.
01:19
It's peeling up.
01:20
Good deal, thank you.
01:22
Hey, (name withheld), seeing anything different over there or about the same? Still holding and just a little wet?
01:28
I'm still working on these gravels over here.
01:31
They're not terrible but I mean spotty.
01:34
Okay, thank you.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Darling Rd & Plank Rd, London Township, MI 48160
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