RANDI: WE HAVE LEARNED THAT I-10
EASTBOUND NEAR THE ST. JAMES. HI CLOSED AS CREWS HAVE TO DO
EMERGENCY GUARDRAIL WORK. IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT
SIX HOURS IF YOU KNEW ANYONE TRAVELING
FROM BATON ROUGE, THEY WILL HAVE TO EXIT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE
THERE. PIERCING ROAD CLOSURES TOWARDS
THE WESTERN PART OF OUR STATE. TROOPER MONROE DYLAN IS JOINING
US. TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE JUST
24 HOURS HAS MADE. WE SPOKE WITH YOU YESTERDAY
MORNING. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS LIKE NOW
ON OUR ROADWAYS? >> CONDITIONS TODAY ARE A LITTLE
BETTER THAN YESTERDAY. WE ARE NOT IN AS MUCH ICE. WHAT YOU TRAVEL WESTBOUND,
STARTING IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA .
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THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT CRASH THAT DAMAGED A LARGE PORTION OF
THE BRIDGE. AS A RESULT, THEY WERE GOING TO
HAVE TO HAVE A CLOSURE AND TRAFFIC BE DIVERTED IN ORDER FOR
REPAIRS TO HAPPEN. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE SEEING
THIS MORNING IN OUR AREA, TROOPERS ARE ENFORCING TRAFFIC
LAWS ON THE SPAN OF I-10. WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF SPEEDERS. VEHICLES ARE BEING PULLE OVER
AND ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN. WE DID ASK THAT THESE STAY OF
THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF ICY CONDITIONS. WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE TO REALIZE
IT IS COLDER TODAY THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. ICE COULD HAPPEN AT THE MOMENT’S
NOTICE. WE NEED DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN,
DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AS YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN ROADS WILL ICE AND IT
COULD HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY. RANDI: WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY
ROAD CLOSURES IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. RANDI: OTHER THAN THE I-10
CLOSURE FOR THE NEXT SIX HOURS. ANY OTHER MESSAGE YOU HAVE FOR
DRIVERS THIS MORNING, TROOPER DYLAN? >> WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE SAFE. THE LAST THREE DAYS IN THE SENSE
HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE MOST SAFEST PLACE ON OUR HIGHWAYS IN
A VERY LONG TIME. WE WOULD LIKE LISTENERS TO KEEP
ADHERING TO THAT. GIVE US ANOTHER DAY OR A DAY AND
A HALF TO GET OUT OF FREEZING COLD TEMPERATURES AND LET THIS
ICE GET OUT OF HERE. LET’S REMAIN SAFE SO EVERYBODY
CAN GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION VERY SAFELY. RANDI: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
VIA ZOOM, WE APPRECIATED.