Middlefield Rd closed due to traffic collision, Palo Alto CA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a traffic collision on Middlefield Road near Kellogg Avenue has caused road closures. Vehicles are being rerouted, and bus routes are detoured through local streets. The closure may affect eastbound and possibly westbound traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Clara CA Transportation Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Twenty-one forty-seven.
00:03
I am going to eastbound.
00:05
I am at Middlefield, but there is a crash causing a road closure in Middlefield block.
00:15
Okay,
00:16
You say a crash? They are closing the roads due to a non-VTA accident.
00:22
Yeah.
00:27
Okay, is the westbound direction also blocked?
00:32
Maybe if it doesn't get close to the intersection.
00:35
Oh, sorry about the intersection.
00:40
Okay, it looks like you just passed Kellogg and you don't have another street, so you are not able to proceed anyway right now or are you able to make a turn?
00:50
I'm not sure.
00:52
I don't think so.
00:53
I'm able to turn on that street because they made a detour from the car, but I'm not sure if the buses can use it or not.
01:04
Okay, which way are the cars going? Are they going left or right on Embarcadero?
01:10
They're going left before Embarcadero.
01:17
They're going left before Embarcadero, so they're not even going to Embarcadero.
01:22
Yes, they're turning left before Embarcadero because the intersection is east.
01:29
They leave east before Embarcadero intersection.
01:35
Okay, ten four, I copy.
01:37
We'll just have to get a supervisor to you.
01:40
Just hold your 20.
01:41
Let me know if you are able to get through at some point.
01:52
2148.
01:55
2148, I am aware there is a non-VT accident.
01:58
Are you able to turn on Embarcadero?
02:02
Yeah, I can turn left or right, whichever direction.
02:07
Okay, 10-4, I copy.
02:08
Confirm you cannot go straight though, correct?
02:12
Affirmative, they still blocked the PD, still blocked the street.
02:17
Okay, 10 four, stand by one please.
02:20
Twenty-one forty-eight.
02:22
Twenty-one forty-eight, go ahead.
02:25
Let's have you make a right on Embarcadero.
02:28
Left on Newell.
02:30
Left on Newell.
02:31
Left on Parkinson Avenue.
02:34
And then left on Melville.
02:37
And then I'll get you back to Middlefield.
02:39
You can make a right turn.
02:40
I'm going to send this to your TCH right now as well.
02:44
Okay, thank you so much.
02:46
Careful.
02:47
Careful.
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Location mentioned:
Middlefield Rd & Kellogg Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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