robbwestaby

FOX 17 Grand Rapids neighborhood reporter for Walker, Comstock Park, and Northview area.
17 yrs as FOX 17 traffic reporter.
34 yrs in radio except 1 year layoff

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Do you trust FedEx with valuable items?
(Fortunately, the contents here were not fragile.)

[MDOT - West Michigan @MDOT_West]

Hooray! 😅 Ramps open...
Grand Rapids-
The ramp from westbound I-196 to southbound US-131 is open, and the ramp from northbound US-131 to eastbound I-196 is open.  
MiDrive- https://t.co/fmfBAbvgbJ

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

I don’t know how long this has been going on, but I just listened to an “interview” about a product on @Amazon between two #AI generated voices. Very convincing delivery, but, TBH, silly.

[MSP Sixth District @mspwestmi]

🦌The temperatures have dropped, and the deer are jumping!

Drive safe!

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Whoa. FREEWAY CLOSURE.
I-196 eastbound at US-131 closed from Fri 10pm until Mon 6am.
DETOUR: If you're going *through* GR, take 131 north to 96 east. If you want to get downtown, 131 south, exit at PEARL ST.

[MDOT - West Michigan @MDOT_West]

UPDATE- Grand Rapids-
EB I-196 is scheduled to close at US-131 for bridge work 10pm Friday October 10 through 6am Monday October 13. Detour- EB I-196 to NB US-131 to EB I-96. The ramp from EB I-196 to SB US-131 will also remain open.  
MiDrive- https://t.co/fmfBAbvO1h

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Power outage and traffic snarls on FULLER AV. Utility pole down. https://t.co/GIrv2m8oz6

[Kent County Sheriff's Office @KentSheriff]

KCSO is assisting Plainfield Fire with a gas leak reported in the area of 5 Mile Rd and Plainfield Ave. Plainfield will be shut down between Coit and Jupiter, and 5 Mile Rd will also be shut down from Plainfield to E Beltline. Please avoid this area while crews work the scene.

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Plainfield Ave project: overnight paving with lane closures resumes Monday night 9/15 btw I-96 and Airway Dr. Ramp from I-96 WB to Plainfield closed overnight Mon 7/15.
#PlainfieldMi #PlainfieldNeighborhood

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Interesting. Lots of kvetching on FB re: Plainfield construction. I invited folks to send me a video of their complaints for use in a report on unhappy drivers.

Crickets.

Here's the link (while it lasts): https://t.co/LnYWIxkAPU

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

What's new at I-96 and Fruit Ridge Avenue bridge.
#WalkerMi

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

⚠️C-store transactions falling, now 5.1% below year ago and 3.1% below four week average. is it a sign of consumers struggling?

[FOX 17 @FOX17]

School has been canceled Friday for Northview Public Schools after the district received a potential threat made by a student. https://t.co/jrvS1B2eTD

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Eastbound I-196 Business Route (Chicago Drive) is OPEN between Wyoming Avenue and Jiffy Avenue.

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

In #WyomingMi:
"Eastbound I-196 Business Route (Chicago Drive) is closed between Wyoming Avenue and Jiffy Avenue for watermain repair until 10 a.m. this Friday." -- MDOT https://t.co/yeR3hReZQn

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

In #WyomingMi:
"Eastbound I-196 Business Route (Chicago Drive) is closed between Wyoming Avenue and Jiffy Avenue for watermain repair until 10 a.m. this Friday." -- MDOT https://t.co/yeR3hReZQn

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

New from MDOT:
"Nightly lane closures are scheduled for this Thursday night (7p-5a) and Friday night (7p-9a) on EB and WB between I-196 and Cascade Road. Eastbound I-196 will close intermittently at I-96 with traffic detoured to E. Beltline Avenue."
https://t.co/eG9nw2tgjp

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

New today:
M-45 LAKE MICH DR lane closures for resurfacing between Allendale and Standale today through mid-August. Occasional closures of intersections.
#OttawaCounty #Traffic

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

I-96 lane closures this week EB&WB btw I-196 and CASCADE RD 7p-6a Mon-Wed nights, and intermittent ramp closures
-Ramps at I-96/I-196 and E. Beltline Avenue;
-Ramps at I-96 and Fulton Street;
-Entraince from Cascade Road to westbound I-96;
-Exit from EB I-96 to Cascade Road.

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Starting today; PLAINFIELD AV NB/SB lane closures 24/7 btw FULLER AV and AIRWAY ST thru Aug 20: ADA sidewalk ramps and new median islands.
https://t.co/NMGSK0p2VT

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Tonight:
Ramp closed from I-96 WB to PLAINFIELD AV 7p-6a.
https://t.co/RHFa1HzLUd 
#GrandRapids #Traffic

[robbwestaby @robbwestaby]

Today:
BURTON ST closed btw LAFAYETTE and JEFFERSON avenues 8am-3pm.
Detour: GRIGGS ST.
#GrandRapids #Traffic