Broken water main causes road closure near Elroy Road, Travis County TX
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a construction crew accidentally damaged an air release valve on a large water main near South FM 973 and Elroy Road in Del Valle, Texas. The break required urgent repairs by a heavy crew and led to a temporary road closure.
Audio|Heard on: Travis TX Utilities Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:19
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to have to turn this over to heavy crew as a priority one.
00:07
Burden construction,
00:09
damaged the air release valve,
00:12
and they broke it.
00:14
a load of cutoff,
00:16
so they broke the service, so we're going to have to turn this over to a heavy crew to come out and make repairs.
00:22
This is going to be a priority one because we're going to have to shut down on the 36-inch water main.
00:27
He's going to be a priority one in crew.
00:30
They'll be able to set their own traffic control, like they can park in this driveway.
00:37
I'm going to continue to stay on site because I need to get some more pictures, but if you can get a crew rolling this way, I'll surely appreciate it.
00:45
Good well, sir, and what about the one call?
00:49
I need everything located from lot line to lot line,
00:54
the other line or probably line behind the curbing in the street.
00:58
The nearest cross street is going to be Elroy Road, Elroy Road.
01:04
(number withheld),
01:05
South FM 973
01:10
And what do you need, like, a 50-foot radius? Yeah, just give me, yeah, 50-foot radius will be fine.
01:15
It's, uh,
01:16
the damaged air release valve is, like, behind the sidewalk.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
FM973, Del Valle, TX 78617
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