Nothing in the scanner forum, nothing posted here yet either.
But I'm sure you were all caught in the traffic jam.
Did see later that the light at 235 & 4 was OUT (not flasshing, but out) but that was around 7:30.
What was the problem?
The lights were out.
That was it? I won't bother asking how in the blue blazes....
I think there was an accident that took out the lights somehow. Round about 3:45 or so. There is a thread about it. "Just heard".
There was an accident there earlier in the day that knocked the light out at 235/4, and people forget what two cops standing in an intersection mean, so they slam their brakes on when they tell them to go, and cause more accidents. I sat from Exploration to the second entrance at Walmart for 40 minutes.
Not to mention, there was an accident on the bridge.
Why didn't you take FDR Blvd? It's a great alternative route that works great in situations like this. More people should use it and it would improve the flow on 235. Great asset to the EMS people who have to move north / south in an emergency.
I was in the WaWa at about 6:30 looking at the situation. Emergency personnel had traffic shut down in certain directions and sending cars all other the place. They had it so dorked up that drivers didn't know what the hell was going on and where they were supposed to go. Looks like the cops bailed out and firefighters were out there directing cars.
What was the problem?
Where is FDR blvd in relation to Exploration drive?? Are you talking about that little road that runs by Walmart, Blockbuster, Best Buy, Petco, then on to First Colony?? You still have to actually get to Wal-Mart to even get on the road - and that light by BAE that turns into Wal-Mart doesn't stay green very long. There are usually cars backed up into the far left lane going straight that want to turn.
Not to mention that driving through the Best Buy parking lot is like playing some sort of video game, with people darting in and out of cars and walking in front of you out of nowhere.
LOL, I knew I forgot something ->
The fact there is no alternative even though when 235 was being made wider it was stated an alternate route was needed. When 235 shuts down like that nothing moves north or south. School buses, emergencey service vehicles, nothing. Because people block intersections nothing gets across either. It gridlocks the county - and why, because one duffass can't drive.