Westbound lane near university closed for geothermal issue, Muncie IN


A section of the westbound lane near the university campus is closed due to a suspected geothermal line problem. White powder is present on the ground. Emergency services responded and are setting up barricades to block the area and redirect traffic for safety.
Audio|Source: Muncie and Delaware County Public Safety
03:55
Transcript:
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124 L, sorry, downtown. 24 L, sorry, downtown.
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24. So many slights sign.
00:07
Yeah.
00:14
17 offshore away from North Dining.
00:19
Contact with H-back, I think it's maybe a geothermal line again.
00:30
Yeah, that's fine. All advice further heard a second, all right, heard of that.
00:38
So before I'm not here.
00:41
Clear.
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Just be advised,
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grounds have the vehicles that's blocked in that area, they believe it's geothermal as well.
00:57
Right, it's significant.
00:59
It's right here on the west side intersection, westbound lane.
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17, I'm in the area.
01:07
Right, five or four, do you need me to go anywhere?
01:10
Four, do you need me to go anywhere? I'll lose section.
01:16
No.
01:21
Okay.
01:24
Four, ten, I'm going ten-eight from HV.
01:27
Me somewhere.
01:32
Go 41, we're clear downtown, I'm off that station 4.
01:37
Okay.
01:42
Take it in my water.
01:45
Claire, they're where they've got crews headed that way. Do you want me to start parking with barricades over there?
01:53
Thank you.
02:07
I couldn't hear you this water was running 10-9[1].
02:11
Do I need to send a rave of any kind out?
02:16
Just let the chief upstairs know he would be the one that would send that out.
02:21
If you want to do it for like a traffic closure or road closure just for traffic issues in the middle of the day.
02:34
1828-19.
02:43
I have cleared on.
02:50
Okay.
02:53
Okay. How many seconds on my honor.
02:59
1822.
03:04
Your call this morning, during shift change, night shift call, State Highway for them to come pick out that trash, that was reference 1827,
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call 1046, I believe.
03:18
Take it off, she's been giving advice.
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If you have a radio, just make sure downtown knows for emergency services, fire and EMS, that this part's shut down westbound.
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Tip.
03:41
That parking O2 radio, if they could bring some just barricades right here at these sidewalk crossings, so we can set them down, so students aren't walking through this, this white powder is everywhere.
03:53
Clear. They're gathering the barricades now. We'll head that way.
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10-9: Repeat last transmission
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Location mentioned:
Near W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
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