Truck stuck facing wrong direction blocks road on i-79, Morgantown WV
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 33,000-pound empty box truck is stuck facing the wrong direction on a cable barrier near a hill split on I-79 in Morgantown. The road is shut down with efforts underway to reopen it, including spreading cinders to improve conditions.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia County Law Enforcement
Listen to dispatch call
01:13
Transcript:
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In the interest of everything being shut down, trying to get things opened up.
00:03
Morgantown City or something like that has some trucks to be able to share some cinders out here to get things moving.
00:10
Stam out, check with their dispatch.
00:17
650, Pennsylvania, 27.
00:20
131, 19.
00:22
Go ahead.
00:24
Go ahead.
00:25
One,
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six, three, zero, four,
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five, three, you should come back to an alice.
00:33
Doug's is inquiring what type of equipment they need to bring if you know what they're hauling, how heavy the truck is,
00:38
anything.
00:39
33,000 pounds, they're empty, standard box truck.
00:43
I think it's mostly just stuck, doesn't look like a whole lot of damage to it.
00:48
Well, then you're turning valid and clear to Allison.
00:51
Copy.
00:53
It is facing the wrong direction currently and right on top of the cable barrier.
00:59
Copy.
01:00
138. 138.
01:05
Also, if you haven't talked to a city in the ask, it's really just from the split up to the top of the hill, the one on both sides that needs pretty heavily treated.
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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:
I-79, Morgantown, WV
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