Utility pole down with hanging wires on Route 117, Auglaize County OH
A utility pole with hanging wires, likely a fiber optic cable, has been down along Route 117 between mile markers 2 and 3 near Fairmount Road, Ohio. The wires are hanging but not touching the ground. Previous inspections found the pole down since last Saturday and were not claimed by the Spectrum company. Mid Ohio was also contacted regarding this pole.
Audio|Source: Ohio State Highway Patrol District 5
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
1871, signal 2. 1871. 1871.
00:27
ODOC was down the road and they advised me this pole has been down since last Saturday break
00:37
There's a spectrum tag on it.
00:39
You want the public service?
00:43
Negative break.
00:46
Go ahead.
00:47
Are you able to advise a pole number or a close address?
00:57
Standby.
00:58
Okay.
01:01
7 to 89. Unit 7 to Unit 7 to unit 89. Ed.
01:12
Is that near Fairmount Road on the north side?
01:19
Right, I'm between mile marker 2 and 3, 117.
01:26
Okay, that happened last week.
01:31
The pole was down.
01:34
The wires were down.
01:36
That might be the same one.
01:40
Right, the wires are down but they are not touching the ground. It's a fiber optic cable.
01:46
Right, I believe that's the same one involved in 31 from last week. Spectrum was out there looked at it, but they stated it was not theirs.
02:14
My partner's advising that Mid Ohio was contacted after that pole.
02:21
After that third one.
02:28
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Fairmount Rd, Ohio
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