Wreck on 71 closes route to airport

[hayden_horn 11364]

So we have one way to the airport. Just really the one. A wreck occurred last night around 11pm. Fatality, fiery wreck, tragic. 

Its 9:32, and 71 is still closed. There is no police resource concerned with helping to direct traffic to the airport. We are sitting on 183 south waiting to turn on burleson and the light is running normal cycles, resulting in a massive traffic backup. Is APD concerned. Nah, bro. 

Fucking incapable APD. It's like they are allergic to traffic direction. 

[PilotsError 2312]

Were you raped?  No?  Then quit being so fucking ungrateful. 

[Dewey 3286]

Man, hopefully you'll get a police escort soon.

[Pato del Muerto 52535]

I always took 130 to the airport. 

[Texas_Rocks 346]

APD is a “do the bare minimum” department.

Sitting on your ass

Or

Directing traffic

That’s an easy decision for most cops, but especially APD cops.

[Fuck Tim Beck 3834]

There's no money to be made in directing traffic. Much more lucrative to write tickets.  

[hayden_horn 11364]

It's really frustrating sitting at red lights with no cross traffic. It's a minimal effort to deploy a cop to expedite traffic. This town never does it  

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

20 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

So we have one way to the airport. Just really the one. A wreck occurred last night around 11pm. Fatality, fiery wreck, tragic. 

Its 9:32, and 71 is still closed. There is no police resource concerned with helping to direct traffic to the airport. We are sitting on 183 south waiting to turn on burleson and the light is running normal cycles, resulting in a massive traffic backup. Is APD concerned. Nah, bro. 

Fucking incapable APD. It's like they are allergic to traffic direction. 

looks like you want to spread the blame elsewhere for not planning ahead 

[hayden_horn 11364]

2 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

looks like you want to spread the blame elsewhere for not planning ahead 

Yeah I do. I left at an appropriate time. That APD isn't interested in basic public service isn't my fault. 

[hayden_horn 11364]

Since I know everyone was on the edge of their seat, I ended up missing my international flights. I was far from the only one. APD had dozens of cars and officers for the road closure but none could apparently be spared anywhere for traffic expedition. I'm rescheduled for tomorrow. 

Fuck APD. End of transmission. 

Edited August 25, 2018 by hayden_horn

[hayden_horn 11364]

https://mobile.twitter.com/austinairport/status/1033317657611829248

https://mobile.twitter.com/Austin_Police/status/1033243069800439809

[Bill Brasky 1449]

where were you at that the traffic couldn't turn around or take a side street?  

[hayden_horn 11364]

We ended up on south 183, to burleson. Along with the rest of airport traffic. Those stoplights aren't timed for all the airport traffic. A cop at 183 and burleson directing traffic would have meant hundreds of flights not being missed. 

[Guest]

It's like traffic aps don't exist...and it's the cops' fault.

[Bill Brasky 1449]

okay I see now.  fuuuuuuuuuck 

[PilotsError 2312]

Ok missing a flight genuinely sucks.  I missed an international flight last because Jet Blue wouldn't fly with the backup flight tower, but every other fucking airline would.

[Native Horn 3505]

1 hour ago, PilotsError said:

Ok missing a flight genuinely sucks.  I missed an international flight last because Jet Blue wouldn't fly with the backup flight tower, but every other fucking airline would.

Username kinda checks out?

[InkaUtexas 26017]

6 minutes ago, Native Horn said:

Username kinda checks out?

only if he was the pilot. or illegitimate son of the pilot. 

[PilotsError 2312]

Wasn't MY fault bitch!

[Horn_Spanker 524]

At least Acevedo is gone

[The People’s Elbow 707]

13 hours ago, slorch said:

It's like traffic aps don't exist...and it's the cops' fault.

Those concepts aren’t mutually exclusive, you dumb motherfucker. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, The People’s Elbow said:

Those concepts aren’t mutually exclusive, you dumb motherfucker. 

Smart enough to navigate...

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

So you couldn’t go down burleson heading east past 183 until you hit 973? You could take that around the east side of the airport and head in.

[KaiserSoze 998]

So you couldn’t go down burleson heading east past 183 until you hit 973? You could take that around the east side of the airport and head in.

He addressed that in post #13.

[Brisketexan 105180]

Yeah, I was headed out that way Saturday morning (actually, heading out 183 towards Lockhart), and noticed the HUGE backup, in all directions.  I was able to pass the long line of cars waiting to turn on Burleson.

There WAS a cop working the entrance from 183 north to 71....but he was just there to block the ramp.  Not too helpful.

You know, I don't generally check a traffic app, particularly when I'm traveling at a time when there shouldn't be much traffic.  If I'd had a flight that morning, I'd have been caught in the same mess.  APD should have been working on diversion routes -- if they'd have worked that light, to let long lines of traffic turn left on Burleson, it would have made a huge difference, with minimal effort.