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I-71 Northbound Closed Following Semi-Truck Crash
I-71 N & I-270 E
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Summary
- A semi-truck crash on I-71 northbound at I-270 in Columbus, Ohio, has led to the closure of all northbound ramps, including the Gemini ramp, causing significant traffic standstills north of Powell Road. The duration of the closure is currently unknown.
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Police advise traffic south of Polaris is heavy, and delays are expected as clearing efforts continue.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:06
You're still with him. Tell him he's going to hit traffic south of Polaris. It's going to take a while to get him through there.
Police advise a two truck is towing the semi-truck, and preparations are underway to reopen I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
627 to 02, there's going to be a, I have a wrecker tow with a tractor-trailer being hauled and then an oversized load so far. If I see the tractor-trailer with tow and the other one, or the wrecker tow and tractor-trailer going over right now, yeah, it should be fine. What I'll do is whenever it's time to open up here, I'll assist 9010 in opening this up, and then I'll go up. And if I see them sitting along the side.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:07
help pulling out. I'll give him a buffer. I copy. Yeah, I advised him to keep going north and that we will have to eventually pull over. He understands.
Police advise the closure is expected to be short-term as clearing efforts are underway.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:29
I copy. Proper traffic pattern set up. I can either go up there myself or send somebody up there to talk with them and tell them what the deal is. Hey, 602. Yeah, go. Just got off the phone with OSP Delaware. The closure is actually at Africa Road. They do not expect this to be long-term at all. In fact, they're starting to clear things up. The worst part is apparently there's two cabs of semis that came together, but they don't expect this to be very long-term. Well, that's outstanding. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
to scene. Copy. 627 to 602, will you guys be able to monitor that to make sure they don't take off on me once I let them go by me? The park's on the flyover. Yeah, there's not really going to be anybody up there to do that yet. I have to stay here with the 9010 to babysit this closure because if we don't, someone's going to go around one of us. But if you just tell them to, you tell them to just pull over, they're not going to go very far because they'll run into traffic.
Police advise that the construction on the flyover ramp is affecting traffic flow, limiting space for oversized loads.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
Don't investigate it. 627 to ODOT. 87, go ahead. 87, Tom. Do I have much of a berm on the flyover, eastbound to northbound? I got, obviously, dealing with white loads, northside loads. Alright, say again, Steve. I have another radio going. I'm not familiar with the space up here with the construction. On the flyover ramp, 27 eastbound to Gloucester.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
pushed into a safer spot. We're out for some oversized loads. I've already got one waiting. Stand by on that. I'm not super familiar with that beer either. Hey, real quick. There's nowhere on that ramp. It's tight. They shouldn't be sending anything super wide through there due to the construction, but you may have a little bit. just tell them to go up and sit on the right.
Traffic cameras confirm a complete closure at Lewis Center Road over I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:18
602, it looks like the last that I can spot here is 71 at Lewis Center Road, where Lewis Center Road goes over top of 71. There's a complete closure there. I don't see any traffic moving northbound past that on camera, so it must be at the Lewis Center Road. Okay, I copy. Thank you.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
602 to Channel 1, if it hasn't been broadcast yet, traffic 1 is up, and anybody that is on a traffic post out of this, go back to traffic 1, please. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:14
I remember Sergeant 6 said exactly where it was. He was looking on a camera, so if you give me a minute, I'll see if I can locate it myself. I appreciate it. Thank you. Are you monitoring traffic 1 now, or are you just doing double D? Yep, I'm on traffic 1 for you. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:11
627. Go ahead, sir.Northbound block, 270 eastbound, 71 northbound. Okay, got you.
Traffic management is improving, with additional patrol cars now covering key areas to manage flow.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
You guys had everything closed. I can get him straddling 1 and 2 a little ways back from your barrels. Any sort of advance warning is probably good. If he wants to sit back behind, what is that, Schrock Road that goes over right there, that'd be good because some of them come up pretty fast to the barrels. Copy that. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just a little south of Schrock right now. 602, the lie I heard, we still don't have westbound and northbound covered. We need 270 westbound and northbound. I called Frank County Sheriff's...
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:17
That's still open. Yeah, we're still getting people in position. We have 627 is taking eastbound and northbound, and we had a patrol car taking westbound and northbound. It's going to be relieved by 647. He's en route. 13. We have westbound and northbound shut down. Great. Thanks, 13.
The mainline of I-71 northbound is confirmed shut down due to the crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
And 602, if you were to advise, mainline's shut. Copy, mainline is shut down.
Police confirm a complete closure of I-71 northbound at I-270 due to the semi-truck crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Car 627 to Channel 1. We've got a complete closure of 71 northbound at 270. I'm going to put you on 602's run. It's due to a crash that happened north of Columbus. They have to stop all northbound traffic. I copy. 602 on this channel or on traffic 1? Traffic 1 hasn't been set up yet. I'm in the process of getting that going. I copy. Yeah, 602, I'm here right now. I believe we have a patrol car that's heading out to 71 north. I'm coming.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
71 North as well. He and I can probably shut down the main line. 10-4, do you want me to take westbound to 71 North? That's probably where you're coming from. Donnie, where are you coming from?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
13. I have a vehicle blocking 270 eastbound just west of 71. Okay. Hey 602, I'm showing 647 and 627 both in service. If you could just have channels marked for them and have them sent over here.
Additional patrol units are arriving to assist with traffic management on I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:22
I haven't had any other freeway mark over here. Do we have somebody else besides 632? I'm checking right now. Okay. For the time being, I can get patrol over there until we get relieved. 9010, 2 Victor, coming up 71 north now. Okay. Which one? Yeah, I'll have you at 71 northbound at 270, 9010 6.
Efforts to set up traffic management are underway, but delays are expected.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
It's going to take us a little while to get this set up, so they can probably just respond regular. Copy. I don't necessarily know how that bucket responds at speed, so I'm going to push my luck.
Traffic has come to a standstill just north of Powell Road following the crash, per the police.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:16
And radio, if you can contact ODOT to get them started, because we're going to need help with the main line probably pushing everybody on to 270. Okay. 602, I'm going to put you in here, and then I'll get you on the run.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
Okay, I copy. 671, we'll advise when we get up. Yeah, that crash is just north of Powell Road. Everything's dead stopped.
Police are also closing the Gemini ramp onto I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Yeah. All right, we're in 805 because of the weather, but we'll head up. That's fine, I appreciate the help, guys. Does anybody else have regular vehicles that can help out, or is it just you two? I know one of us is on, one of us is in the car. I don't know what the other two are doing. And then second should be coming in soon. Okay, that sounds good. I think from sound up, we're just going to need the Gemini ramp shut down. It's northbound? Yeah, it's northbound. What about Polaris?
Police state that all northbound ramps onto I-71 are being closed to manage traffic flow.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Monitored, please. And also, air on all six for any freeway car to respond to 270 and 70. 1. Okay. 71 northbound, it's a complete closure at 270. No traffic is allowed north of. 671 to 602. Go ahead. Do you need us to shut down the ramp up there at Gemini? Yeah, it's probably not a bad idea. Any northbound ramps on to 71, we could do with.
Police are shutting down I-71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-truck crash. The duration of the closure is currently unknown.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
12, he's at Cleveland and Laurel with another 6A. I copy, from 270 and 71. 632. Go ahead. Hey, we just advised my PMC that we're going to have to shut 71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-crash that's out of our jurisdiction, but it's north of Gemini. We're not sure how long. 602 has been advised, and we'll get everything set up. We'll be right back.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 N & I-270 E.
Police advise traffic south of Polaris is heavy, and delays are expected as clearing efforts continue.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:06
You're still with him. Tell him he's going to hit traffic south of Polaris. It's going to take a while to get him through there.
Police advise a two truck is towing the semi-truck, and preparations are underway to reopen I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
627 to 02, there's going to be a, I have a wrecker tow with a tractor-trailer being hauled and then an oversized load so far. If I see the tractor-trailer with tow and the other one, or the wrecker tow and tractor-trailer going over right now, yeah, it should be fine. What I'll do is whenever it's time to open up here, I'll assist 9010 in opening this up, and then I'll go up. And if I see them sitting along the side.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:07
help pulling out. I'll give him a buffer. I copy. Yeah, I advised him to keep going north and that we will have to eventually pull over. He understands.
Police advise the closure is expected to be short-term as clearing efforts are underway.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:29
I copy. Proper traffic pattern set up. I can either go up there myself or send somebody up there to talk with them and tell them what the deal is. Hey, 602. Yeah, go. Just got off the phone with OSP Delaware. The closure is actually at Africa Road. They do not expect this to be long-term at all. In fact, they're starting to clear things up. The worst part is apparently there's two cabs of semis that came together, but they don't expect this to be very long-term. Well, that's outstanding. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
to scene. Copy. 627 to 602, will you guys be able to monitor that to make sure they don't take off on me once I let them go by me? The park's on the flyover. Yeah, there's not really going to be anybody up there to do that yet. I have to stay here with the 9010 to babysit this closure because if we don't, someone's going to go around one of us. But if you just tell them to, you tell them to just pull over, they're not going to go very far because they'll run into traffic.
Police advise that the construction on the flyover ramp is affecting traffic flow, limiting space for oversized loads.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
Don't investigate it. 627 to ODOT. 87, go ahead. 87, Tom. Do I have much of a berm on the flyover, eastbound to northbound? I got, obviously, dealing with white loads, northside loads. Alright, say again, Steve. I have another radio going. I'm not familiar with the space up here with the construction. On the flyover ramp, 27 eastbound to Gloucester.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
pushed into a safer spot. We're out for some oversized loads. I've already got one waiting. Stand by on that. I'm not super familiar with that beer either. Hey, real quick. There's nowhere on that ramp. It's tight. They shouldn't be sending anything super wide through there due to the construction, but you may have a little bit. just tell them to go up and sit on the right.
Traffic cameras confirm a complete closure at Lewis Center Road over I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:18
602, it looks like the last that I can spot here is 71 at Lewis Center Road, where Lewis Center Road goes over top of 71. There's a complete closure there. I don't see any traffic moving northbound past that on camera, so it must be at the Lewis Center Road. Okay, I copy. Thank you.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
602 to Channel 1, if it hasn't been broadcast yet, traffic 1 is up, and anybody that is on a traffic post out of this, go back to traffic 1, please. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:14
I remember Sergeant 6 said exactly where it was. He was looking on a camera, so if you give me a minute, I'll see if I can locate it myself. I appreciate it. Thank you. Are you monitoring traffic 1 now, or are you just doing double D? Yep, I'm on traffic 1 for you. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:11
627. Go ahead, sir.Northbound block, 270 eastbound, 71 northbound. Okay, got you.
Traffic management is improving, with additional patrol cars now covering key areas to manage flow.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
You guys had everything closed. I can get him straddling 1 and 2 a little ways back from your barrels. Any sort of advance warning is probably good. If he wants to sit back behind, what is that, Schrock Road that goes over right there, that'd be good because some of them come up pretty fast to the barrels. Copy that. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just a little south of Schrock right now. 602, the lie I heard, we still don't have westbound and northbound covered. We need 270 westbound and northbound. I called Frank County Sheriff's...
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:17
That's still open. Yeah, we're still getting people in position. We have 627 is taking eastbound and northbound, and we had a patrol car taking westbound and northbound. It's going to be relieved by 647. He's en route. 13. We have westbound and northbound shut down. Great. Thanks, 13.
The mainline of I-71 northbound is confirmed shut down due to the crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
And 602, if you were to advise, mainline's shut. Copy, mainline is shut down.
Police confirm a complete closure of I-71 northbound at I-270 due to the semi-truck crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Car 627 to Channel 1. We've got a complete closure of 71 northbound at 270. I'm going to put you on 602's run. It's due to a crash that happened north of Columbus. They have to stop all northbound traffic. I copy. 602 on this channel or on traffic 1? Traffic 1 hasn't been set up yet. I'm in the process of getting that going. I copy. Yeah, 602, I'm here right now. I believe we have a patrol car that's heading out to 71 north. I'm coming.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
71 North as well. He and I can probably shut down the main line. 10-4, do you want me to take westbound to 71 North? That's probably where you're coming from. Donnie, where are you coming from?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
13. I have a vehicle blocking 270 eastbound just west of 71. Okay. Hey 602, I'm showing 647 and 627 both in service. If you could just have channels marked for them and have them sent over here.
Additional patrol units are arriving to assist with traffic management on I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:22
I haven't had any other freeway mark over here. Do we have somebody else besides 632? I'm checking right now. Okay. For the time being, I can get patrol over there until we get relieved. 9010, 2 Victor, coming up 71 north now. Okay. Which one? Yeah, I'll have you at 71 northbound at 270, 9010 6.
Efforts to set up traffic management are underway, but delays are expected.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
It's going to take us a little while to get this set up, so they can probably just respond regular. Copy. I don't necessarily know how that bucket responds at speed, so I'm going to push my luck.
Traffic has come to a standstill just north of Powell Road following the crash, per the police.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:16
And radio, if you can contact ODOT to get them started, because we're going to need help with the main line probably pushing everybody on to 270. Okay. 602, I'm going to put you in here, and then I'll get you on the run.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
Okay, I copy. 671, we'll advise when we get up. Yeah, that crash is just north of Powell Road. Everything's dead stopped.
Police are also closing the Gemini ramp onto I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Yeah. All right, we're in 805 because of the weather, but we'll head up. That's fine, I appreciate the help, guys. Does anybody else have regular vehicles that can help out, or is it just you two? I know one of us is on, one of us is in the car. I don't know what the other two are doing. And then second should be coming in soon. Okay, that sounds good. I think from sound up, we're just going to need the Gemini ramp shut down. It's northbound? Yeah, it's northbound. What about Polaris?
Police state that all northbound ramps onto I-71 are being closed to manage traffic flow.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Monitored, please. And also, air on all six for any freeway car to respond to 270 and 70. 1. Okay. 71 northbound, it's a complete closure at 270. No traffic is allowed north of. 671 to 602. Go ahead. Do you need us to shut down the ramp up there at Gemini? Yeah, it's probably not a bad idea. Any northbound ramps on to 71, we could do with.
Police are shutting down I-71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-truck crash. The duration of the closure is currently unknown.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
12, he's at Cleveland and Laurel with another 6A. I copy, from 270 and 71. 632. Go ahead. Hey, we just advised my PMC that we're going to have to shut 71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-crash that's out of our jurisdiction, but it's north of Gemini. We're not sure how long. 602 has been advised, and we'll get everything set up. We'll be right back.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 N & I-270 E.
Police advise traffic south of Polaris is heavy, and delays are expected as clearing efforts continue.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:06
You're still with him. Tell him he's going to hit traffic south of Polaris. It's going to take a while to get him through there.
Police advise a two truck is towing the semi-truck, and preparations are underway to reopen I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
627 to 02, there's going to be a, I have a wrecker tow with a tractor-trailer being hauled and then an oversized load so far. If I see the tractor-trailer with tow and the other one, or the wrecker tow and tractor-trailer going over right now, yeah, it should be fine. What I'll do is whenever it's time to open up here, I'll assist 9010 in opening this up, and then I'll go up. And if I see them sitting along the side.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:07
help pulling out. I'll give him a buffer. I copy. Yeah, I advised him to keep going north and that we will have to eventually pull over. He understands.
Police advise the closure is expected to be short-term as clearing efforts are underway.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:29
I copy. Proper traffic pattern set up. I can either go up there myself or send somebody up there to talk with them and tell them what the deal is. Hey, 602. Yeah, go. Just got off the phone with OSP Delaware. The closure is actually at Africa Road. They do not expect this to be long-term at all. In fact, they're starting to clear things up. The worst part is apparently there's two cabs of semis that came together, but they don't expect this to be very long-term. Well, that's outstanding. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
to scene. Copy. 627 to 602, will you guys be able to monitor that to make sure they don't take off on me once I let them go by me? The park's on the flyover. Yeah, there's not really going to be anybody up there to do that yet. I have to stay here with the 9010 to babysit this closure because if we don't, someone's going to go around one of us. But if you just tell them to, you tell them to just pull over, they're not going to go very far because they'll run into traffic.
Police advise that the construction on the flyover ramp is affecting traffic flow, limiting space for oversized loads.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
Don't investigate it. 627 to ODOT. 87, go ahead. 87, Tom. Do I have much of a berm on the flyover, eastbound to northbound? I got, obviously, dealing with white loads, northside loads. Alright, say again, Steve. I have another radio going. I'm not familiar with the space up here with the construction. On the flyover ramp, 27 eastbound to Gloucester.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
pushed into a safer spot. We're out for some oversized loads. I've already got one waiting. Stand by on that. I'm not super familiar with that beer either. Hey, real quick. There's nowhere on that ramp. It's tight. They shouldn't be sending anything super wide through there due to the construction, but you may have a little bit. just tell them to go up and sit on the right.
Traffic cameras confirm a complete closure at Lewis Center Road over I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:18
602, it looks like the last that I can spot here is 71 at Lewis Center Road, where Lewis Center Road goes over top of 71. There's a complete closure there. I don't see any traffic moving northbound past that on camera, so it must be at the Lewis Center Road. Okay, I copy. Thank you.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
602 to Channel 1, if it hasn't been broadcast yet, traffic 1 is up, and anybody that is on a traffic post out of this, go back to traffic 1, please. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:14
I remember Sergeant 6 said exactly where it was. He was looking on a camera, so if you give me a minute, I'll see if I can locate it myself. I appreciate it. Thank you. Are you monitoring traffic 1 now, or are you just doing double D? Yep, I'm on traffic 1 for you. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:11
627. Go ahead, sir.Northbound block, 270 eastbound, 71 northbound. Okay, got you.
Traffic management is improving, with additional patrol cars now covering key areas to manage flow.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
You guys had everything closed. I can get him straddling 1 and 2 a little ways back from your barrels. Any sort of advance warning is probably good. If he wants to sit back behind, what is that, Schrock Road that goes over right there, that'd be good because some of them come up pretty fast to the barrels. Copy that. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just a little south of Schrock right now. 602, the lie I heard, we still don't have westbound and northbound covered. We need 270 westbound and northbound. I called Frank County Sheriff's...
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:17
That's still open. Yeah, we're still getting people in position. We have 627 is taking eastbound and northbound, and we had a patrol car taking westbound and northbound. It's going to be relieved by 647. He's en route. 13. We have westbound and northbound shut down. Great. Thanks, 13.
The mainline of I-71 northbound is confirmed shut down due to the crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
And 602, if you were to advise, mainline's shut. Copy, mainline is shut down.
Police confirm a complete closure of I-71 northbound at I-270 due to the semi-truck crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Car 627 to Channel 1. We've got a complete closure of 71 northbound at 270. I'm going to put you on 602's run. It's due to a crash that happened north of Columbus. They have to stop all northbound traffic. I copy. 602 on this channel or on traffic 1? Traffic 1 hasn't been set up yet. I'm in the process of getting that going. I copy. Yeah, 602, I'm here right now. I believe we have a patrol car that's heading out to 71 north. I'm coming.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
71 North as well. He and I can probably shut down the main line. 10-4, do you want me to take westbound to 71 North? That's probably where you're coming from. Donnie, where are you coming from?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
13. I have a vehicle blocking 270 eastbound just west of 71. Okay. Hey 602, I'm showing 647 and 627 both in service. If you could just have channels marked for them and have them sent over here.
Additional patrol units are arriving to assist with traffic management on I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:22
I haven't had any other freeway mark over here. Do we have somebody else besides 632? I'm checking right now. Okay. For the time being, I can get patrol over there until we get relieved. 9010, 2 Victor, coming up 71 north now. Okay. Which one? Yeah, I'll have you at 71 northbound at 270, 9010 6.
Efforts to set up traffic management are underway, but delays are expected.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
It's going to take us a little while to get this set up, so they can probably just respond regular. Copy. I don't necessarily know how that bucket responds at speed, so I'm going to push my luck.
Traffic has come to a standstill just north of Powell Road following the crash, per the police.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:16
And radio, if you can contact ODOT to get them started, because we're going to need help with the main line probably pushing everybody on to 270. Okay. 602, I'm going to put you in here, and then I'll get you on the run.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
Okay, I copy. 671, we'll advise when we get up. Yeah, that crash is just north of Powell Road. Everything's dead stopped.
Police are also closing the Gemini ramp onto I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Yeah. All right, we're in 805 because of the weather, but we'll head up. That's fine, I appreciate the help, guys. Does anybody else have regular vehicles that can help out, or is it just you two? I know one of us is on, one of us is in the car. I don't know what the other two are doing. And then second should be coming in soon. Okay, that sounds good. I think from sound up, we're just going to need the Gemini ramp shut down. It's northbound? Yeah, it's northbound. What about Polaris?
Police state that all northbound ramps onto I-71 are being closed to manage traffic flow.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Monitored, please. And also, air on all six for any freeway car to respond to 270 and 70. 1. Okay. 71 northbound, it's a complete closure at 270. No traffic is allowed north of. 671 to 602. Go ahead. Do you need us to shut down the ramp up there at Gemini? Yeah, it's probably not a bad idea. Any northbound ramps on to 71, we could do with.
Police are shutting down I-71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-truck crash. The duration of the closure is currently unknown.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
12, he's at Cleveland and Laurel with another 6A. I copy, from 270 and 71. 632. Go ahead. Hey, we just advised my PMC that we're going to have to shut 71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-crash that's out of our jurisdiction, but it's north of Gemini. We're not sure how long. 602 has been advised, and we'll get everything set up. We'll be right back.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 N & I-270 E.
Police advise traffic south of Polaris is heavy, and delays are expected as clearing efforts continue.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:06
You're still with him. Tell him he's going to hit traffic south of Polaris. It's going to take a while to get him through there.
Police advise a two truck is towing the semi-truck, and preparations are underway to reopen I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
627 to 02, there's going to be a, I have a wrecker tow with a tractor-trailer being hauled and then an oversized load so far. If I see the tractor-trailer with tow and the other one, or the wrecker tow and tractor-trailer going over right now, yeah, it should be fine. What I'll do is whenever it's time to open up here, I'll assist 9010 in opening this up, and then I'll go up. And if I see them sitting along the side.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:07
help pulling out. I'll give him a buffer. I copy. Yeah, I advised him to keep going north and that we will have to eventually pull over. He understands.
Police advise the closure is expected to be short-term as clearing efforts are underway.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:29
I copy. Proper traffic pattern set up. I can either go up there myself or send somebody up there to talk with them and tell them what the deal is. Hey, 602. Yeah, go. Just got off the phone with OSP Delaware. The closure is actually at Africa Road. They do not expect this to be long-term at all. In fact, they're starting to clear things up. The worst part is apparently there's two cabs of semis that came together, but they don't expect this to be very long-term. Well, that's outstanding. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
to scene. Copy. 627 to 602, will you guys be able to monitor that to make sure they don't take off on me once I let them go by me? The park's on the flyover. Yeah, there's not really going to be anybody up there to do that yet. I have to stay here with the 9010 to babysit this closure because if we don't, someone's going to go around one of us. But if you just tell them to, you tell them to just pull over, they're not going to go very far because they'll run into traffic.
Police advise that the construction on the flyover ramp is affecting traffic flow, limiting space for oversized loads.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
Don't investigate it. 627 to ODOT. 87, go ahead. 87, Tom. Do I have much of a berm on the flyover, eastbound to northbound? I got, obviously, dealing with white loads, northside loads. Alright, say again, Steve. I have another radio going. I'm not familiar with the space up here with the construction. On the flyover ramp, 27 eastbound to Gloucester.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
pushed into a safer spot. We're out for some oversized loads. I've already got one waiting. Stand by on that. I'm not super familiar with that beer either. Hey, real quick. There's nowhere on that ramp. It's tight. They shouldn't be sending anything super wide through there due to the construction, but you may have a little bit. just tell them to go up and sit on the right.
Traffic cameras confirm a complete closure at Lewis Center Road over I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:18
602, it looks like the last that I can spot here is 71 at Lewis Center Road, where Lewis Center Road goes over top of 71. There's a complete closure there. I don't see any traffic moving northbound past that on camera, so it must be at the Lewis Center Road. Okay, I copy. Thank you.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
602 to Channel 1, if it hasn't been broadcast yet, traffic 1 is up, and anybody that is on a traffic post out of this, go back to traffic 1, please. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:14
I remember Sergeant 6 said exactly where it was. He was looking on a camera, so if you give me a minute, I'll see if I can locate it myself. I appreciate it. Thank you. Are you monitoring traffic 1 now, or are you just doing double D? Yep, I'm on traffic 1 for you. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:11
627. Go ahead, sir.Northbound block, 270 eastbound, 71 northbound. Okay, got you.
Traffic management is improving, with additional patrol cars now covering key areas to manage flow.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
You guys had everything closed. I can get him straddling 1 and 2 a little ways back from your barrels. Any sort of advance warning is probably good. If he wants to sit back behind, what is that, Schrock Road that goes over right there, that'd be good because some of them come up pretty fast to the barrels. Copy that. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just a little south of Schrock right now. 602, the lie I heard, we still don't have westbound and northbound covered. We need 270 westbound and northbound. I called Frank County Sheriff's...
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:17
That's still open. Yeah, we're still getting people in position. We have 627 is taking eastbound and northbound, and we had a patrol car taking westbound and northbound. It's going to be relieved by 647. He's en route. 13. We have westbound and northbound shut down. Great. Thanks, 13.
The mainline of I-71 northbound is confirmed shut down due to the crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
And 602, if you were to advise, mainline's shut. Copy, mainline is shut down.
Police confirm a complete closure of I-71 northbound at I-270 due to the semi-truck crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Car 627 to Channel 1. We've got a complete closure of 71 northbound at 270. I'm going to put you on 602's run. It's due to a crash that happened north of Columbus. They have to stop all northbound traffic. I copy. 602 on this channel or on traffic 1? Traffic 1 hasn't been set up yet. I'm in the process of getting that going. I copy. Yeah, 602, I'm here right now. I believe we have a patrol car that's heading out to 71 north. I'm coming.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
71 North as well. He and I can probably shut down the main line. 10-4, do you want me to take westbound to 71 North? That's probably where you're coming from. Donnie, where are you coming from?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
13. I have a vehicle blocking 270 eastbound just west of 71. Okay. Hey 602, I'm showing 647 and 627 both in service. If you could just have channels marked for them and have them sent over here.
Additional patrol units are arriving to assist with traffic management on I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:22
I haven't had any other freeway mark over here. Do we have somebody else besides 632? I'm checking right now. Okay. For the time being, I can get patrol over there until we get relieved. 9010, 2 Victor, coming up 71 north now. Okay. Which one? Yeah, I'll have you at 71 northbound at 270, 9010 6.
Efforts to set up traffic management are underway, but delays are expected.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
It's going to take us a little while to get this set up, so they can probably just respond regular. Copy. I don't necessarily know how that bucket responds at speed, so I'm going to push my luck.
Traffic has come to a standstill just north of Powell Road following the crash, per the police.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:16
And radio, if you can contact ODOT to get them started, because we're going to need help with the main line probably pushing everybody on to 270. Okay. 602, I'm going to put you in here, and then I'll get you on the run.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
Okay, I copy. 671, we'll advise when we get up. Yeah, that crash is just north of Powell Road. Everything's dead stopped.
Police are also closing the Gemini ramp onto I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Yeah. All right, we're in 805 because of the weather, but we'll head up. That's fine, I appreciate the help, guys. Does anybody else have regular vehicles that can help out, or is it just you two? I know one of us is on, one of us is in the car. I don't know what the other two are doing. And then second should be coming in soon. Okay, that sounds good. I think from sound up, we're just going to need the Gemini ramp shut down. It's northbound? Yeah, it's northbound. What about Polaris?
Police state that all northbound ramps onto I-71 are being closed to manage traffic flow.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Monitored, please. And also, air on all six for any freeway car to respond to 270 and 70. 1. Okay. 71 northbound, it's a complete closure at 270. No traffic is allowed north of. 671 to 602. Go ahead. Do you need us to shut down the ramp up there at Gemini? Yeah, it's probably not a bad idea. Any northbound ramps on to 71, we could do with.
Police are shutting down I-71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-truck crash. The duration of the closure is currently unknown.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
12, he's at Cleveland and Laurel with another 6A. I copy, from 270 and 71. 632. Go ahead. Hey, we just advised my PMC that we're going to have to shut 71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-crash that's out of our jurisdiction, but it's north of Gemini. We're not sure how long. 602 has been advised, and we'll get everything set up. We'll be right back.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 N & I-270 E.
Police advise traffic south of Polaris is heavy, and delays are expected as clearing efforts continue.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:06
You're still with him. Tell him he's going to hit traffic south of Polaris. It's going to take a while to get him through there.
Police advise a two truck is towing the semi-truck, and preparations are underway to reopen I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
627 to 02, there's going to be a, I have a wrecker tow with a tractor-trailer being hauled and then an oversized load so far. If I see the tractor-trailer with tow and the other one, or the wrecker tow and tractor-trailer going over right now, yeah, it should be fine. What I'll do is whenever it's time to open up here, I'll assist 9010 in opening this up, and then I'll go up. And if I see them sitting along the side.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:07
help pulling out. I'll give him a buffer. I copy. Yeah, I advised him to keep going north and that we will have to eventually pull over. He understands.
Police advise the closure is expected to be short-term as clearing efforts are underway.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:29
I copy. Proper traffic pattern set up. I can either go up there myself or send somebody up there to talk with them and tell them what the deal is. Hey, 602. Yeah, go. Just got off the phone with OSP Delaware. The closure is actually at Africa Road. They do not expect this to be long-term at all. In fact, they're starting to clear things up. The worst part is apparently there's two cabs of semis that came together, but they don't expect this to be very long-term. Well, that's outstanding. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
to scene. Copy. 627 to 602, will you guys be able to monitor that to make sure they don't take off on me once I let them go by me? The park's on the flyover. Yeah, there's not really going to be anybody up there to do that yet. I have to stay here with the 9010 to babysit this closure because if we don't, someone's going to go around one of us. But if you just tell them to, you tell them to just pull over, they're not going to go very far because they'll run into traffic.
Police advise that the construction on the flyover ramp is affecting traffic flow, limiting space for oversized loads.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
Don't investigate it. 627 to ODOT. 87, go ahead. 87, Tom. Do I have much of a berm on the flyover, eastbound to northbound? I got, obviously, dealing with white loads, northside loads. Alright, say again, Steve. I have another radio going. I'm not familiar with the space up here with the construction. On the flyover ramp, 27 eastbound to Gloucester.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:31
pushed into a safer spot. We're out for some oversized loads. I've already got one waiting. Stand by on that. I'm not super familiar with that beer either. Hey, real quick. There's nowhere on that ramp. It's tight. They shouldn't be sending anything super wide through there due to the construction, but you may have a little bit. just tell them to go up and sit on the right.
Traffic cameras confirm a complete closure at Lewis Center Road over I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:18
602, it looks like the last that I can spot here is 71 at Lewis Center Road, where Lewis Center Road goes over top of 71. There's a complete closure there. I don't see any traffic moving northbound past that on camera, so it must be at the Lewis Center Road. Okay, I copy. Thank you.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
602 to Channel 1, if it hasn't been broadcast yet, traffic 1 is up, and anybody that is on a traffic post out of this, go back to traffic 1, please. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:14
I remember Sergeant 6 said exactly where it was. He was looking on a camera, so if you give me a minute, I'll see if I can locate it myself. I appreciate it. Thank you. Are you monitoring traffic 1 now, or are you just doing double D? Yep, I'm on traffic 1 for you. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:11
627. Go ahead, sir.Northbound block, 270 eastbound, 71 northbound. Okay, got you.
Traffic management is improving, with additional patrol cars now covering key areas to manage flow.
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:30
You guys had everything closed. I can get him straddling 1 and 2 a little ways back from your barrels. Any sort of advance warning is probably good. If he wants to sit back behind, what is that, Schrock Road that goes over right there, that'd be good because some of them come up pretty fast to the barrels. Copy that. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just a little south of Schrock right now. 602, the lie I heard, we still don't have westbound and northbound covered. We need 270 westbound and northbound. I called Frank County Sheriff's...
Columbus PD TRAFFIC 1 · 0:17
That's still open. Yeah, we're still getting people in position. We have 627 is taking eastbound and northbound, and we had a patrol car taking westbound and northbound. It's going to be relieved by 647. He's en route. 13. We have westbound and northbound shut down. Great. Thanks, 13.
The mainline of I-71 northbound is confirmed shut down due to the crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
And 602, if you were to advise, mainline's shut. Copy, mainline is shut down.
Police confirm a complete closure of I-71 northbound at I-270 due to the semi-truck crash.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Car 627 to Channel 1. We've got a complete closure of 71 northbound at 270. I'm going to put you on 602's run. It's due to a crash that happened north of Columbus. They have to stop all northbound traffic. I copy. 602 on this channel or on traffic 1? Traffic 1 hasn't been set up yet. I'm in the process of getting that going. I copy. Yeah, 602, I'm here right now. I believe we have a patrol car that's heading out to 71 north. I'm coming.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:11
71 North as well. He and I can probably shut down the main line. 10-4, do you want me to take westbound to 71 North? That's probably where you're coming from. Donnie, where are you coming from?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
13. I have a vehicle blocking 270 eastbound just west of 71. Okay. Hey 602, I'm showing 647 and 627 both in service. If you could just have channels marked for them and have them sent over here.
Additional patrol units are arriving to assist with traffic management on I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:22
I haven't had any other freeway mark over here. Do we have somebody else besides 632? I'm checking right now. Okay. For the time being, I can get patrol over there until we get relieved. 9010, 2 Victor, coming up 71 north now. Okay. Which one? Yeah, I'll have you at 71 northbound at 270, 9010 6.
Efforts to set up traffic management are underway, but delays are expected.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
It's going to take us a little while to get this set up, so they can probably just respond regular. Copy. I don't necessarily know how that bucket responds at speed, so I'm going to push my luck.
Traffic has come to a standstill just north of Powell Road following the crash, per the police.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:16
And radio, if you can contact ODOT to get them started, because we're going to need help with the main line probably pushing everybody on to 270. Okay. 602, I'm going to put you in here, and then I'll get you on the run.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
Okay, I copy. 671, we'll advise when we get up. Yeah, that crash is just north of Powell Road. Everything's dead stopped.
Police are also closing the Gemini ramp onto I-71 northbound.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Yeah. All right, we're in 805 because of the weather, but we'll head up. That's fine, I appreciate the help, guys. Does anybody else have regular vehicles that can help out, or is it just you two? I know one of us is on, one of us is in the car. I don't know what the other two are doing. And then second should be coming in soon. Okay, that sounds good. I think from sound up, we're just going to need the Gemini ramp shut down. It's northbound? Yeah, it's northbound. What about Polaris?
Police state that all northbound ramps onto I-71 are being closed to manage traffic flow.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Monitored, please. And also, air on all six for any freeway car to respond to 270 and 70. 1. Okay. 71 northbound, it's a complete closure at 270. No traffic is allowed north of. 671 to 602. Go ahead. Do you need us to shut down the ramp up there at Gemini? Yeah, it's probably not a bad idea. Any northbound ramps on to 71, we could do with.
Police are shutting down I-71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-truck crash. The duration of the closure is currently unknown.
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
12, he's at Cleveland and Laurel with another 6A. I copy, from 270 and 71. 632. Go ahead. Hey, we just advised my PMC that we're going to have to shut 71 northbound at 270 due to a semi-crash that's out of our jurisdiction, but it's north of Gemini. We're not sure how long. 602 has been advised, and we'll get everything set up. We'll be right back.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 N & I-270 E.
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njsugerikAug 17 at 11:33 AM
That ramp from 270 to get on 71 N is a huge mess, and very dangerous. Whoever decided to do it should be fired.
ravemasterAug 17 at 12:11 PM
Yup, Columbus has some real honest to god shit for brains people in the D.O.T.
NannyLynnAug 17 at 10:46 AM
Just what that area needs is a shutdown crash. With all the construction already there
WestMansfieldUser203155009Aug 17 at 10:46 AM
How does a semi crash... is it another illegal flip flop driver on their phone and can't read signs with multiple names?
appleuser676767Aug 17 at 11:01 AM
i can’t be surprised anymore
njsugerikAug 17 at 11:33 AM
That ramp from 270 to get on 71 N is a huge mess, and very dangerous. Whoever decided to do it should be fired.
ravemasterAug 17 at 12:11 PM
Yup, Columbus has some real honest to god shit for brains people in the D.O.T.
NannyLynnAug 17 at 10:46 AM
Just what that area needs is a shutdown crash. With all the construction already there
WestMansfieldUser203155009Aug 17 at 10:46 AM
How does a semi crash... is it another illegal flip flop driver on their phone and can't read signs with multiple names?
appleuser676767Aug 17 at 11:01 AM
i can’t be surprised anymore
njsugerikAug 17 at 11:33 AM
That ramp from 270 to get on 71 N is a huge mess, and very dangerous. Whoever decided to do it should be fired.
ravemasterAug 17 at 12:11 PM
Yup, Columbus has some real honest to god shit for brains people in the D.O.T.
NannyLynnAug 17 at 10:46 AM
Just what that area needs is a shutdown crash. With all the construction already there
WestMansfieldUser203155009Aug 17 at 10:46 AM
How does a semi crash... is it another illegal flip flop driver on their phone and can't read signs with multiple names?
appleuser676767Aug 17 at 11:01 AM
i can’t be surprised anymore
njsugerikAug 17 at 11:33 AM
That ramp from 270 to get on 71 N is a huge mess, and very dangerous. Whoever decided to do it should be fired.
ravemasterAug 17 at 12:11 PM
Yup, Columbus has some real honest to god shit for brains people in the D.O.T.
NannyLynnAug 17 at 10:46 AM
Just what that area needs is a shutdown crash. With all the construction already there
WestMansfieldUser203155009Aug 17 at 10:46 AM
How does a semi crash... is it another illegal flip flop driver on their phone and can't read signs with multiple names?
appleuser676767Aug 17 at 11:01 AM
i can’t be surprised anymore
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That ramp from 270 to get on 71 N is a huge mess, and very dangerous. Whoever decided to do it should be fired.
Yup, Columbus has some real honest to god shit for brains people in the D.O.T.
Just what that area needs is a shutdown crash. With all the construction already there
How does a semi crash... is it another illegal flip flop driver on their phone and can't read signs with multiple names?
i can’t be surprised anymore