Major traffic incident closes part of I-270 in Columbus, Columbus OH
Road ClosureA major traffic incident caused a road closure at the intersection of 71 Southbound and I-270 in Columbus. Police requested additional units to assist with managing the closure and helping workers at the site. Freeway units are now handling traffic control in the area.
Audio|Source: Columbus Public Safety
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Transcript:
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If people have a one precinct cars available to come down and give us a hand, I haven't come down to 640.
00:06
He's 71 south there at 270 at the beginning of the closure.
00:15
Okay,
00:17
the traffic situation, I believe, is all being taken over by freeway, so I don't believe you guys have any posts whatsoever.
00:28
4-6-3 and 6-4.
00:35
That's 161 west about it, and it's Hamilton on a 10-5 that's blocking.
00:41
The first caller said there could be up to six curbs.
00:44
Go ahead, sir.
00:47
140,
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41, 22,
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officers, 43.
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Copy.
00:56
He's 16 with two people inside, refugee police at McDonald's at near North High Street.
01:04
(name withheld), he's the manager.
01:08
Ready to start, good one.
01:15
640 is looking for a car, they need help, 71 Southbound at 270.
01:19
I was going to have one precinct so they could maybe get somebody out of the subhead over there with them.
01:28
Okay, I think they're a special unit, Arch, they're with S-71.
01:32
It was what I was told until 10 o'clock.
01:33
They're not dispatchable.
01:42
Yeah, all we're needing,
01:44
everyone's busy between FSP and Freeway.
01:49
All we're needing is if they could give a couple of these workers of five with the back to help with his closure.
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I-270, Columbus, OH
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