0300 hours Tuesday
This was the police emergency lane , never used by other than official vehicles and crossed by the traveling public shifting from one speed lane to another only at sweeping crossovers . The dispatcher picked up an electric pointer and aimed the light beam at the map . Referring to his notes , he began to recite . `` Resurfacing crews working on 26-W blue at milestone Marker 185 to Marker 187 , estimated clearance 0300 hours Tuesday -- Let 's see , that 's tomorrow morning . '' The two officers were writing the information down on their trip-analysis sheets . `` Ohio State is playing Cal under the lights at Columbus tonight so you can expect a traffic surge sometime shortly after 2300 hours but most of it will stay in the green and white . Watch out for the drunks though .