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Traffic diverted near 54th Street and 6th Avenue

Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
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Yeah, do we have a post at 54th Street and 6th Avenue? We're still getting traffic going, uh, going westbound.
audio iconRoad Closure
5th Ave, New York, NY 10022
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Officers discuss a traffic control post at 54th Street and 6th Avenue. Westbound vehicles are still moving, but eastbound traffic is not allowed. A supervisor says the location was just ordered to be shut down and is heading back there. Another officer reports that vehicles have been allowed to leave the area. They explain that traffic cannot continue past 56th Street because of a closure near a well‑known building. Units confirm that the post is staffed and that the issue appears to be routine traffic control related to the road closure.

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