Telephone pole blocks both lanes of route 160, Somerset County PA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a telephone pole broke and is blocking both travel lanes on Route 160 in Pennsylvania. Traffic is being rerouted through the truck pull-off. Verizon has been notified for utility repair.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:10
Transcript:
00:00
Be advised we do have a pole broken off.
00:02
I'll get you a pull number.
00:07
Route 160 to be closed at this time.
00:10
Add to pull off.
00:13
You tell you 6.30 on the team also.
00:15
Service accounters.
00:18
Rescuit. Rescuit.
00:21
The command.
00:24
Go ahead.
00:26
Be advised, both travel lanes of 160 will be blocked by a telephone pole with all utilities.
00:36
We'll be rerouting traffic through the truck pull-off.
00:42
Verizon pole number three is completely broken off and in the travel lanes.
00:50
I see.
00:52
Could you get an ETA on Verizon?
00:58
I see. We're still working on an ETA.
01:01
Could you repeat that poll number?
01:05
Pool number three.
01:07
I confirmed it the next poll number four.
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PA-160, Pennsylvania
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