Traffic signal outage causes congestion near Kentwood High School, Covington WA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a traffic signal outage near Kentwood High School has caused congestion in both northbound and southbound directions. Drivers discuss alternative routes to avoid the jam.
Audio|Heard on: King WA Schools Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, on that light, that traffic light, it's not the one off 272nd and what are you? Is it?
00:06
Uh, I think it might be.
00:10
I can't read the sign from here.
00:12
It's the one that if you left Kentwood and had east, it's that road.
00:18
They're on that light.
00:20
Then affirmative, it is that light.
00:23
Would it be better if I want the other way, the other direction, then came up the north-south direction to go through that or get through that?
00:34
It might be better.
00:36
I mean, okay, so I'm heading southbound right now, and that's where the main jam is.
00:43
Northbound is also the main jam.
00:47
But if you were to go over to,
00:50
I'm trying to think of the street that Kentwood is on,
00:53
that specific street should still be functioning correctly.
00:58
Copy, yeah, that's the way I usually go.
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Location mentioned:
SE 272nd St & SE Wax Rd, Covington, WA 98042
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