Police remove tarp and debris on highway 101 in Chandler, Chandler AZ

Traffic

Reported: 11/7/2025 08:24 AM

AZ-101 Loop, Chandler, AZ

Police units conducted a traffic break on highway 101 south of the 202 interchange in Chandler to remove a large blue tarp and debris that were blocking multiple lanes, clearing the roadway for safe traffic flow.

Audio|Source: Chandler Police and Fire, Phoenix Fire

02:51

Transcript:

00:00

Up 1-1. Prior to Broadway, there's a giant blue tarp blocking the number one and two lanes.

00:06

Let's look around to try to get it.

00:07

I'm just going to need a traffic break for it.

00:14

219 for that traffic break.

00:18

Hey, with southbound or north south?

00:22

Maynard 7-1-3, confirm you next, south on-serve?

00:25

Yeah, it's south south south-south, south of the 202.

00:28

I'm flipping around at Broadway right now, but as soon as I get turned around, I'm not sure where he's coming from.

00:35

Then-WR-13 is in copy.

00:37

Okay.

00:39

I'm going to be getting on the 101 from the 202 now.

00:46

They're copy if you can do that traffic break?

00:49

That I got failed, we'll promise it.

00:54

Yes, sir.

00:59

I'm passing Indian schools.

01:01

They want me to do it.

01:08

Start it, north 7202-202.

01:12

1330, copy.

01:14

104, 19.

01:18

102. Okay,

01:22

I'll go 98, that C's right there.

01:27

Marathon 1 3, 104, 19.

01:33

And try to grab the...

01:39

I'm going to try to do a break and get it moved out of the road.

01:57

Okay, hear your traffic break started north of the road.

01:58

Copy traffic break started at 202.

02:07

811 go ahead

02:13

2811 that's formidable control has my unit

02:17

13108, the citizen got the big pieces, but if you can hold that break, I can grab a couple more.

02:25

If you can hold that traffic break.

02:29

Dem for all advice when I grab the ramp.

02:47

25 responding and disconfirming and are you on team?

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