Live wires cause road closure near Delchester Rd, Chester County PA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in Willistown Township responded to a road hazard caused by downed live wires near Delchester Road and West Chester Pike. The wires were across the roadway, creating a traffic danger. Responders and township crews coordinated road closures and set up barricades until utility workers could address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Chester PA Multi-Talk Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
41 to 10, they opened up the road and there are wires in the road, there's no one there.
00:06
Seriously, you have active wires in the road?
00:10
Affirmative, there are a lot of active wires in the road and traffic is driving over them.
00:16
Okay, block all traffic. 506 is coming around.
00:21
41, do you know if the township was going to the other side?
00:26
I'm not sure.
00:29
Traffic 56, I have people turning around.
00:32
Please close it so nobody else comes down.
00:35
That would be ideal.
00:38
I'm going to close it right here.
00:41
There are too many side roads between here and Delta.
00:44
Between here and Goshen.
00:46
Copy. Once the last person is out of the way, I'm going to the opposite side.
00:49
Make sure nobody else gets too close on the opposite side.
00:53
The township personnel on Route 3 suggested putting barricades where the wires are.
01:00
Keep an eye out for a township dump truck.
01:04
Copy, we'll stand by.
01:06
FYI, the furthest people can make it through is near Delchester Road.
01:11
After that, no one else can get through from the West Chester Pike side.
01:17
Can they get through from this side?
01:21
That's where traffic 56 is.
01:24
He's at the next driveway, so there is no reason for anyone to go past the barricades.
01:29
They can take it into the Okehocking Preserve.
01:33
Affirmative, they can.
01:34
Okay, let's move the barricade up to Okehocking.
01:39
Check with the township, a lot of people are making U-turns.
01:44
41, can we move the stop to Okehocking?
01:48
If we do, it might get messy. There’s only one house on this road.
01:52
Anyone coming up can go near Delchester or turn toward Okehocking.
01:58
But it might be safer to just keep it closed.
02:02
If they reach Okehocking, they can turn around there.
02:08
I've got people trying to get through to Okehocking for a while.
02:12
There are only a few barriers, so keeping the road closed is fine.
02:18
Let's move it off Okehocking.
02:20
All right.
02:22
I put tape across the road, so if needed we can move it up.
02:28
Traffic 56 and utilities are notified.
02:33
41, people are still approaching.
02:37
Copy, there are signs posted as well.
02:40
41, they can't come through here.
02:43
This is where the wires are.
02:45
Who's asking this? Send them back.
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Location mentioned:
PA-3 & Delchester Rd, Willistown Township, PA 19073
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