Construction fence down blocks lane on Binney St, Cambridge MA

Traffic

Reported: 10/31/2025 10:04 PM

Binney St, Cambridge, MA

A construction fence around the site on Binney Street has fallen into the road, blocking one travel lane. Officers tried to move the fence, but it keeps falling back into the roadway. Police are placing cones to block off the affected lane until the fence company arrives.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Police

02:39

Transcript:

00:00

Hey with a caller, motor vehicle has been disabled by something falling off a building, you smash it at Wood Shield.

00:05

Robby. Five hours off.

00:11

Receive.

00:14

We're out of control, I'm there.

00:20

Receive, one hour, one return to sector.

00:23

Respond (number withheld) Street, Unit (number withheld), see Paul and a pass B&A.

00:29

Copy.

00:34

I'm under control.

00:37

Yes.

00:42

So it's not part of a building, it's a construction fence around a construction site.

00:48

It's going to be wood wire fence company.

00:51

Phone number (number withheld). If you could try giving them a call,

00:58

the entire perimeter fence is out.

01:01

Proceed.

01:06

I'm order to control.

01:11

Okay, I have turned.

01:16

All right, I tried moving this fence as best I can, but it's falling into the road and it keeps falling back into the road, back in like a big sail.

01:25

Received.

01:31

Retrode at a car one.

01:34

18-5-0.

01:44

Is that Franks Block in a lane or something?

01:48

It's falling into the lane. I tried moving it as best I can, but it just just just falls back over.

01:54

Would I, if we put some clones or something there, would that help?

01:59

Yeah, I think it would. It's blocking one of the tribal, interfering with one of the tribal lanes, I should say.

02:07

I have it.

02:12

Tire, Gene's a wagon.

02:15

A wagon.

02:21

When you're able to, you bring a couple of cones assigned to a five-odd location, a block off that link.

02:29

Wagon, five-lock in a moment, I'm up by the rotary.

02:31

I can head to a lot of base. We have them.

02:34

I'll meet you.

02:36

I'll be over here.

02:38

Charlie Car One.

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