Construction Stalls Ems Response On Interstate 70 ; Narrow, Barricaded Lanes Make It Difficult for Emergency Crews to Reach Accident Scenes.

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Getting past construction zones to get to work may be the challenge for most drivers, but for rescue crews, the trick is getting in.

When concrete barriers encase an 11-foot-width of two lanes on both sides, as they currently do in construction on Interstate 70 from the I-75 interchange to the Clark County line, there's no turnaround and no shoulder. Emergency access becomes a problem.

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Construction Stalls Ems Response On Interstate 70 ; Narrow, Barricaded Lanes Make It Difficult for Emergency Crews to Reach Accident Scenes.

"The whole length has been a challenge to emergency crews," Huber Heights City Engineer John Geiger said. "When they're done, we...

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