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Traffic lights outage at River Drive and Van WinkleGarfield NJ

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River Dr & Van Winkle Ave, Garfield, NJ 07026

As discussed during the dispatch call, the traffic lights at the intersection of River Drive and Van Winkle are not working in both directions. Authorities have been informed and county officials will respond promptly.

Audio|Heard on: Bergen NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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4-6. River Drive and Van Winkle Avenue for a report of the traffic light out in both directions.
00:07
Very soon.
00:09
216 to Communications.
00:10
I'm going to be on a personal.
00:13
Pay for.
00:15
Communications.
00:18
2.1.5.5.
00:20
You can show me out the traffic lights throughout this intersection is completely out.
00:28
You can just notify the county.
00:30
They're going to have first spot immediately.

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Location mentioned:
River Dr & Van Winkle Ave, Garfield, NJ 07026

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Notification
  2. Power Outage Duration Noted
  3. Deployment of Temporary Stop Signs
  4. Public Service Response Initiated
  5. County Notified
  6. Officer Confirms Outage
  7. Initial Report of Traffic Light Outage

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