Police close roads for cycling event in New Paltz, Ulster County NY
Police have temporarily closed roads at NY-299 and Libertyville Rd in New Paltz for a cycling event. Officers are stationed at key intersections managing road closures as groups of riders pass. Only a small pack of riders is currently leading, with a gap to the next group. Roads will remain closed until the last rider wearing maroon and black pants passes through.
Audio|Source: Ulster County Public Safety - New Paltz Area
03:46
Transcript:
00:00
Just confirming y'all are staged and ready for riders, over?
00:06
This is 26. Affirm, we're in position, and I'm just keeping an eye out until I start seeing your truck come around the curve.
00:14
Copy that.
00:16
18 is in position as well, just waiting to hear.
00:20
Okay.
00:21
Copy 19, and we have police the stage as well.
00:24
Over?
00:26
That's firm. I'm seeing your truck now.
00:28
19 if you want to start closing down the road on your end.
00:58
16 copies.
01:00
16 is approaching the Libertyville 299 intersection.
01:06
I only have a small pack of riders in the front and there's a good gap between that and the next pack over.
01:15
Good copy, yeah,
01:19
good copy.
01:20
26, I got one car coming from Gatehouse down your way.
01:26
Copy one car.
01:30
16 copies.
01:34
Cross streets of Whitberg Road at that end.
01:47
Follow on to Woodstock. Companies 1 and 2 respond, Trial wires down near Joy Lane, near Whitmerger Road, the dead end, (number withheld), (number withheld).
02:03
Copy that, I'll try to identify the sweeps and hold them up, over.
02:09
We have one rider just leaping the photographs now.
02:15
16 copies that.
02:18
Director, I can get a description.
02:27
Negative brown,
02:30
top, black pants.
02:33
Copy.
02:35
...at 1-130.
02:41
Did contact the highway superintendent has a legal message.
02:48
...to an 8, do you copy?
02:55
Yes, 22 and 8 are headed to the pavilion right now.
03:00
Copy that.
03:03
22 and 8, just a reminder you may have seen in the notes.
03:08
Once the suite passes through the pavilion, whatever supplies are left need to be redistributed to Hump Farm.
03:15
22, copy.
03:18
This is race director.
03:21
Supplies from Spring Farm should go to Welcome Boulder.
03:26
Copy,
03:27
correction.
03:28
Welcome Boulder. Over.
03:38
The road closed until the single maroon black pants rider is through.
03:45
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Location mentioned:
NY-299 & Libertyville Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561
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