Vehicle crashes into Old Ivy Road Bridge causing damage, Albemarle County VA
TrafficA vehicle crashed into the Old Ivy Road Bridge, causing significant damage to the bridge's I-beam and leaving concrete and debris on Route 29. Both northbound and southbound lanes on Route 29 near the Old Ivy Road Bridge have been shut down. Emergency services are responding and setting up traffic blocks.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
02:41
Transcript:
00:00
I'm creating debris in the roadway, minor damage to Silver Nissan.
00:04
Check out the bridge. It does appear. There is damage to the ibeam under the northbound . Can you add another engine to block southbound? Southbound.
00:18
Honestly, concrete and debris on the roadway, minor damage to the Nissan. Damage to the high beam, northbound on the 29 side.
00:25
We'll be adding an engine for blocking 12-09.
00:30
17-2 arrived at Martha Jefferson.
00:32
172 had Martha, so it's 10.
00:44
Engine 83. Motor vehicle crash and known injuries.
00:48
Bypass and Old Ivy Road Bridge northbound. Respond on Alpha Tech 2[1].
00:53
Engine 83. Motor vehicle crash and known injuries.
00:57
Bypass and Old Ivy Road Bridge northbound.
01:00
Respond on Alpha Tech 2[1].
01:07
The COVID House is a route?
01:12
Hi. You're out.
01:14
Hello.
01:15
Engine 83 is going to bypass Old Ivy Road for the MBC minor injuries, also vehicle struck the bridge.
01:25
You will be needed for blocking per engine 151.
01:28
12-11. 12-11.
01:34
ETCC for 151.
01:37
Go ahead.
01:44
We're going to need VDOT to provide a detour and shut down both north and southbound land of 29. Can you add PD to shut down old ivy road?
01:59
The I-beam is significantly twisted and damaged.
02:03
To the next arriving engine,
02:05
please take 29 southbound and block before the bridge.
02:13
Engine 151, Engine 83 message received. We're going to take 29 southbound.
02:19
I'll take a blocking position for a brief.
02:25
ECCC Medic 18 at Martha May.
02:28
UCC. EG-151.
02:30
Go ahead.
02:31
Just to clarify, are both northbound and southbound and southbound then shut down on 29?
02:36
Correct. We're shutting down both north and south mound lanes of 29 under the old ivy bridge.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Alpha Tech 2: Assigned radio or tactical channel/talkgroup for operations or communication.
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Location mentioned:
Old Ivy Rd, Virginia 22903
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