Water main break causes road closure near 2nd and Washington, Jersey City NJ
A water main broke near 2nd Street and Washington Street, causing a road closure. Police officers are managing traffic while the water company prepares to repair the break. The break is small and limited to one location, and no one is allowed to cross the middle intersection at 2nd and Washington.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
00:00
E3, do you know, uh, is your specific spot?
00:05
All right, I just came from the chief service.
00:10
Washington and Second.
00:11
It's supposed to be a water main break in the street.
00:13
So they just need somebody to do traffic.
00:19
All right,
00:21
the crew may not be there yet.
00:23
Gladly, they're supposed to be there five seven, so stand by and wait for the day called detainment.
00:28
Okay.
00:37
Plus 101.
00:40
West 101. Last one. Last one.
00:43
W is going to be on a hug.
00:47
All right.
00:52
And they're on break.
00:56
Yeah, boss.
00:59
Good morning, John.
01:01
John, I was under the impression this water main break, the half occurred on the midnight tour.
01:05
Is that accurate?
01:06
Uh, not sure, boss, I just got to step down and I got a call from Lieutenant Goodman.
01:11
They need a car there.
01:15
All right, just send the sergeant out there as well, make an assessment.
01:18
We're going to need one in the car there after the major water main break.
01:21
We'll have to notify water company as well as L.E.M.
01:27
All right. What I'm getting, boss, if I didn't talk to them, if you need to call off the traffic, they're going to start working about 7 o'clock.
01:35
Okay,
01:37
seems like it's in progress then.
01:38
I just asked the sergeant to stop over after all call making assessment as well.
01:42
All right. And 301, is anybody here working?
01:47
Okay, three there.
01:48
Chris end up now.
01:50
It's a small break.
01:51
It's only coming out of one location.
01:53
And they just don't want anybody crossing over the middle intersection at Second and Washington.
01:59
All right. All right.
02:01
Alright, boss, you get that? I monitor that.
02:04
All right, thanks.
02:05
Seems that we have it under control.
02:07
I always do.
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