Traffic signal malfunction closes Springfield Ave, Cranford NJ
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, officers responded to a malfunctioning traffic signal at Springfield Avenue and Boulevard in Cranford, where the light failure caused traffic delays and potential hazards. Units coordinated to close lanes and direct traffic while repairs were arranged.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah. Thank you. Central 4-6-43 attention traffic.
00:05
Search. 4-3.
00:08
4-6-4-3. Central traffic, responding near Springfield Avenue and Boulevard for the malfunctioning traffic light.
00:18
Detroit?
00:20
4-3 counts.
00:23
42, Central.
00:25
4-2.
00:28
I'll be clear from Canterbury Road.
00:29
There's plenty of help here.
00:30
I can head up to the boulevard.
00:35
Three feet four three just across the boulevard.
00:37
43 got the boulevard.
00:40
Five central size repair.
00:46
Repeat, central traffic one and two.
00:50
Central traffic one or two.
00:53
It might be better by phone and they were out of range so they might not have the radio.
01:00
Repeat, if you could have their heads to Central Boulevard.
01:03
Hot.
01:07
Forty-six wraps.
01:11
Some several.
01:13
Wait, no question.
01:16
Okay.
01:17
Clear by UMS of a transport bill.
01:21
I'll head to this parkville.
01:24
Sixthold.
01:26
The same deal, just flashing.
01:30
Always.
01:32
Kind of shut the Springfield, or shut the boulevard down at Springfield.
01:40
Going eastbound.
01:44
Yeah.
01:47
Safety to Forty Town.
01:51
Come in. Come in.
01:54
Keep boulevard traffic flowing, shut the left-hand turn lane off of Springfield.
02:00
Just make everybody go right.
02:03
Okay, four.
02:06
50 to 6-0.
02:09
Go ahead.
02:12
You have to move your personal right.
02:14
Parking lot's getting flooded.
02:18
Yeah, (name withheld) just called me.
02:19
I'm coming out.
02:21
Do we need to make a bigger announcement for the municipal wing?
02:27
I'll put out an excellent.
02:29
No,
02:30
No, no, no.
02:31
We'll put a, we'll page it.
02:33
But just put some barricades out and I'll make an announcement on the paging system.
02:39
Breezy, it looks like it's only three vehicles right now.
02:41
I think something that's going to be awesome.
02:44
Roger. Roger.
02:49
42-7, closing the left-hand turn, lane off of Springfield Boulevard.
02:55
Yeah.
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Springfield Ave, Cranford, NJ
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