Railroad crossing arms cause traffic delay, New Bedford MA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a malfunction caused the railroad crossing arms near Mount Pleasant Street in New Bedford to stay down for about 10 minutes, creating a traffic backup. Some drivers tried to drive through the crossing. Authorities contacted the transit agency, which was already on the way to repair the issue.
Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:49
Transcript:
00:00
Near Mount Pleasant Street.
00:03
Caller states railroad crossing arms near this area have been down for about 10 minutes.
00:09
They say traffic is building up and people are telling drivers to drive through.
00:18
Town, can you contact LBTA? Let them know.
00:22
Affirmative, sir.
00:23
They are already en route to fix the problem.
00:26
We just don't have an ETA.
00:30
General.
00:39
32 out of 32.
00:46
Well.
00:48
Go on, see if you can make your way to the south side of the tracks.
00:51
We're going to have to block it off or people will keep driving through.
00:58
We see it already en route.
01:09
Is that going to be Nash Road and Advance Auto?
01:17
Negative, I think that's going to be the milepost inside towards the old Dunkin' Donuts.
01:30
Three, four to one thirty-two.
01:32
I'll block this section there for now.
01:40
Is Nash down as well?
01:47
It'll be the southbound traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA 02746
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