Utility crew repairs broken power pole, Kansas City KS
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a utility crew was dispatched near South 37th Street in Kansas City to repair a power pole that was snapped in half. The pole had low-hanging cables across the street, creating a hazard, and required immediate replacement.
Audio|Heard on: Wyandotte KS Utilities Group Calls
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01:25
Transcript:
00:00
Twenty-seven, near South Thirty-seventh Street.
00:04
It'll be pole number (number withheld).
00:09
It's snapped in half.
00:12
Half of this pole is in the ground.
00:15
Half of it is yeah, it's snapped in half! It's got a triplex secondary going across the street with three house services.
00:24
Probably need a dig check and.
00:28
And thirty-five foot wood.
00:33
Communications going across the street on Thirty-seventh Street, probably about 8 ft off the ground.
00:44
Yeah,
00:45
Four cable drops across the street by 8 ft off the ground.
00:52
Okay, so we need to replace this today, but we need to get a crew in as well.
00:59
Yeah, it's holding how it is.
01:02
But just with these cable drops so low,
01:05
If something snags it, it's going to bring everything down.
01:08
Probably the single place pole across the street.
01:12
10-4, headquarters to 234th, did you copy that?
01:17
Yeah, 10-4, go ahead and try to get a crew.
01:21
And then let me know if you get somebody.
01:24
10-4.
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Location mentioned:
S 37th St, Kansas City, KS 66106
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