Traffic signal damaged near Ararat and North Front area, Worcester MA

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Reported: 11/11/2025 08:43 AM

Ararat St, Worcester, MA 01606

A traffic signal near Ararat Street and North Front area in Worcester, Massachusetts was struck and damaged. City and state crews are coordinating repairs as the signal is on state property. Periodic traffic checks are planned to manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Police

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

The light was definitely struck by something.

00:04

Yeah, we did have one.

00:08

We never got any notification or any full damage on the accident.

00:16

It's down and in pieces.

00:22

So obviously something struck it.

00:26

Okay, see the off-age streets notify them so you can get some teamwork on that.

00:35

Okay, thank you.

00:37

No problem.

00:41

Hey Joe, until we hear from the street, we should set up periodic checks up edge to see how traffic is going if we have to take action directly.

00:51

I have that.

00:58

I have that.

01:04

(name withheld) called out with that this morning and we sent the car up there.

01:07

I don't know which car responded if it was 20 or Route 1 or whatever, but I know it was called out this morning.

01:17

That report and there was no structural damage to any pole, so I don't know if that's another accident or...

01:31

Yeah, there's some types of the traffic signals down at Ararat, North Frontage Road, Massachusetts Route 190 area, just by the highway sign,

01:39

just on the office side of what you've been next to out of my name.

01:44

This, Mr. Mawin.

01:50

Leave me too, go ahead.

01:52

Leighamintu, just updating you, I just spoke with streets.

01:54

They stated that they had a truck team going over there.

01:56

They said it was actually state's property.

01:58

State was notified to have a responding team.

02:02

Just have no EPA on them.

02:10

Okay,

02:11

I don't know how it would be in the state, but very good, thank you.

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