Emergency vehicles use exit ramp against traffic on Route 440, Edison NJ


Emergency vehicles are directed to drive the wrong way on Route 440 southbound using the exit ramp while traffic is stopped. The road is closed to regular traffic to allow this movement.
Audio|Source: Metuchen Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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You're going to take this job on 440, please.
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It should be 440 on the southbound side,
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which is going from New York into Edison, and you're going to get on the highway in the wrong direction using the exit ramp.
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They're holding traffic.
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Traffic is stopping the city to get on the highway.
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They will actually get on, heading into New York on a outbound machine.
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Right where you got off, you're going to get on the 440 South ramp.
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You're going against traffic.
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You're going to get on the exit ramp.
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As if you're going north against the Dino Center, you're going to get on the exit ramp.
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You go towards New York on the lanes coming out of New York.
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Are you? 16, we're a half there.
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If you want to advise when we need to shut out to you as well, then we'll have to do it.
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So you have the traffic stop right now for the ambulance.
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What agency is closing the roadway?
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Location mentioned:
NJ-440, Edison, NJ
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