Power line down blocks one lane on Rogue River highway, Gold Hill OR

Road Closure

Reported: 09/01/2025 05:22 PM (PDT)

Near Rogue River Hwy, Gold Hill, OR 97525

A power communication line is down near mile marker 8 on Rogue River highway causing one lane to close. Emergency responders are on scene managing the situation. Road crews have been notified but are currently busy with another incident.

Audio|Source: Jackson County - North County Fire

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Transcript:

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Copy. Heavy Brush 40s on scene of a Com line[3].

00:03

This would be at the same location as the rollover MBC last week with the damage full at file marker 8 on Road River Highway.

00:11

Establishing the road river highway command will be closing down one later traffic.

00:14

Central copies every brush 40.

00:16

This will be a calm line down at the same location as last week's NPC, and my marker 8 on road river highway, closing one lane of traffic, establishing command.

00:23

After brush 40, I will attempt to do so.

00:25

For info, they may need to do a call-out.

00:28

I believe they are off-duty for the holiday, but I will still attempt.

00:31

Central Heavy Brush 40, ODOT[2] has been advised.

00:33

They did advise all of their units are currently tied up on a significant MVC[1] in Grants Pass, no ETA for a unit.

00:40

Central Happy Brush 40, did you copy?

00:42

Every brush 40, ODOT[2] has been advised.

00:44

They advise me to get an ETA for a unit.

00:46

All of their units are currently in grants pass on a significant MBC.

00:50

All the time.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

MVC: Motor Vehicle Collision (implied from context, not primary event)

[2]

ODOT: Oregon Department of Transportation

[3]

Com line: Communication line down

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Near Rogue River Hwy, Gold Hill, OR 97525

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