Vehicle damages bridge closing lanes on Route 29, Albemarle County VA


A vehicle struck the Old Ivy Road bridge near Old Ivy Rd, causing significant structural damage. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Route 29 were closed. Emergency crews managed traffic and attended to minor injuries.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
05:14
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 83 is going to bypass Old Ivy Road for the MBC minor injuries, also vehicle struck the bridge.
00:09
You will be needed for blocking per engine 151.
00:13
12-11. 12-11.
00:19
ETCC for 151.
00:22
Go ahead.
00:28
We're going to need VDOT to provide a detour and shut down both northbound and southbound land of 29. Can you add PD to shut down Old Ivy Road?
00:43
The I-beam is significantly twisted and damaged.
00:47
To the next arriving engine,
00:49
please take 29 southbound and block before the bridge.
00:58
Engine 151, Engine 83 message received. We're going to take 29 southbound.
01:04
I'll take a blocking position for a brief.
01:09
ECCC Medic 18 at Martha May.
01:12
UCC. EG-151.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:15
Just to clarify, are both northbound and southbound and southbound then shut down on 29?
01:20
Correct. We're shutting down both north and south mound lanes of 29 under the Old Ivy bridge.
01:26
Understood. Thank you.
01:28
That's all the house is on scene.
01:31
And House 1214. ECC engine 151.
01:37
ECCFM12 is around.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:40
I'm going to tell you don't want to attack three. You can switch over there, too? B's asking, do you have a description of the semi-truck that made contact with the bridge?
01:56
EECCFM Toronto is a route on location.
01:58
Great.
01:59
Command, do you want me to shut down the northbound floor of the traffic?
02:03
ECCC from 151. Stay and bye, I'll get that information.
02:08
I'm just said, thank you.
02:14
ECC from 121, the only description that we got from the bus driver was a white box truck.
02:22
Understood, thank you.
02:23
Ray's gone for or two slip.
02:25
2, 1217.
02:30
TCCC, Italian, 202.
02:34
Can you have me to call on Ivy and are they on TAC2 or TAC 3?
02:44
They are on response, TAC2.
02:51
Do you see the BC202, would you like a TAC channel assigned?
02:56
BCC, you can repeat that traffic? Would you like the units on bypass Old Ivy Road assigned to a TAC channel?
03:02
Yeah, let's go ahead and have them move to a different TAC channel.
03:06
Understood.
03:12
Type 12 engine 83, engine 151, medic 15,
03:18
the town chief 202, please switch over to TAC3 for operations, it will be monitored.
03:25
1218.
03:27
151. 151. TAC3.
03:34
Mountain House is transporting one to the EDD.
03:41
Okay, that was transferring 1219.
03:47
This is a surround to respond to the battle building in the OR room 8 for a transport of a 32-year-old female to the SIPU. Take this ground and need to respond closely.
04:12
Rescue 12. Sick person priority 2.
04:16
Monroe Health and Rehab.
04:17
(number withheld), Northwest Drive Unit 12.
04:21
Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
04:23
Rescue 12. Sick person priority 2.
04:27
Monroe Health and Rehab.
04:29
(number withheld), Northwest Drive Unit 129. Respond on Alpha Attack 2.
04:36
My contact is, can copy.
04:40
Command,
04:42
Engine 83, be advised,
04:45
booking the crew down, we're going to be blocking at the intersection with Old Ivy Road,
04:50
diverting traffic into that lane.
04:54
ECC engine 83, switch through traffic over to TAC3 at his monitor.
05:01
Command Engine 83, be advised we're walking our crew down to Old Ivy Road intersection.
05:09
We're going to start by voting traffic down Old Ivy Road.
05:13
We'll be blocking in that area.
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Location mentioned:
Old Ivy Rd, Virginia 22903
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