Water main leak blocks part of Memphis Avenue, Cleveland OH
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a city public works crew and police responded to a water main leak near Memphis Avenue in Cleveland. Part of the street was temporarily blocked while the crew isolated the leak at a branch pipe and shut off the water. Police placed traffic barrels to manage the area until repairs were completed.
Audio|Heard on: Cuyahoga OH Public Works Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:30
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, I see the address near Memphis Avenue, just opposite that location.
00:05
Had a bad leak in the street of one with a four-apartment street bumper up some.
00:10
I found out it was on the branch pipe and I shut it off and stopped the leaking water.
00:18
Possible leak on.
00:19
On the branch pipe with a hydrant, for sure.
00:21
Got a PR on it.
00:24
So the street is blocked.
00:26
Part of the street is blocked down.
00:27
Police are here and they have some barrels set up.
00:31
Blocked off.
00:32
I got the water off and have a PR on it too.
00:35
Possibly going to this branch pipe, could be this hydrant.
00:40
Also that branch valve has started leaking in the wrong position.
00:45
Got a PR on all that.
00:46
Nevertheless, that water.
00:47
I got it to stop.
00:49
He has up on it.
00:53
Memphis Avenue, opposite side of the street.
00:55
All right, do we have to get that one or could he go?
01:01
No, small leak.
01:03
It's worse leaking when it's cold weather.
01:07
Simple, yeah.
01:09
Yeah, it's right on Memphis.
01:11
Just got that water off.
01:13
Marked our hydrants, that system on a hydrant.
01:17
Good to go from now on, but the street is still blocked off.
01:20
The part of the street that I’ve split, walking on South.
01:24
Officer has part of the street blocked off. All right, I'll pass it on.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Memphis Ave, Cleveland, OH 44144
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