Tree blocking northbound traffic near East Beach

Heard on: Washington RI Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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14, how big is it?

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Can you go again? You cut me off.

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How big is it?

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It's a decent sized tree.

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It's about half the tree.

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A massive branch is down.

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Cars are slightly able to get by.

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Any car larger than a Honda CRV is not making it.

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10-4, I'll come out with chainsaw.

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I would definitely grab the larger of the two.

00:34

We're going to be out here from that.

00:37

Fourteen to 600 , are you able to give that female that came in a call back and just advise her that myself and twenty-seven are going to be tied up for a little bit?

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Ten four. And again, what's your exact location? We're going to be Route One Northbound, just past the East Beach exit and before Meadow Lane.

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Thank you.

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10-4, thank you. As of right now, traffic's not too heavy, so with cars slowing down, they are able to pass the tree.

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However, once morning traffic picks up, this is going to be a disaster.

8/17/2026 01:53 AM

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Meadow Ln, Charlestown, RI 02813

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a large fallen tree or major branch partially blocking Route 1 northbound near the East Beach exit and Meadow Lane in Charlestown. Smaller cars could still pass, but larger vehicles could not, and officers prepared to clear the roadway with a chainsaw due to a possible traffic hazard as morning traffic increased.

Tree blocking northbound traffic near East Beach

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