Traffic backed up near railroad crossing on Highway 69, Monroe WI
Traffic has backed up near the railroad crossing on Highway 69 near 21st Street in Monroe due to a railroad crossing malfunction. Vehicles are unable to turn around, causing congestion. Officers are monitoring the situation and coordinating with the railroad and street departments for road closure and traffic redirection.
Audio|Source: Monroe/Green County LE
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Transcript:
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257. I just took a second call.
00:03
This RP states that traffic is backed up.
00:07
Nobody is able to turn around. I don't know if you want to check on that.
00:15
I'm checking East by Smokey Road and there's no trains on the track.
00:19
So,
00:20
not much we can do until the railroad gets out here. I mean,
00:26
so just have to be patient.
00:31
Ten for her and she did advise. She'd have something there as soon as possible, but no ETA.
00:37
It's important. I'm going to go down by Lucky 7 and just monitor it.
00:50
206 comes in and just advise them on it,
00:55
please.
01:01
South of the railroad tracks on 69 by 21st Street, not that fact up yet.
01:10
Go back around and check from 17th Street North.
01:17
I just took a third call.
01:19
This caller is stating traffic is cleared out to 21st Street.
01:25
I'm here. It's not.
01:27
It's not.
01:30
Four, thank you.
01:31
I do have traffic back up to 17th Street north of the tracks.
01:43
Time for...
01:47
There's people south of 17th or north of 17th Street that could turn off by the refusion.
02:03
6 in yet.
02:05
If he wants me to stay on, I just monitor that I can for a while.
02:13
27, I am not sure I have not seen him.
02:19
7. Why just give him a call and make sure he's coming in if he hasn't already? I don't know if he's there he is.
02:30
He just walked in, he's in the locker.
02:38
21, 257 I can come out and read her.
02:45
104, once you come down, maybe just sit down at Block 7,
02:50
go in the locker room and ask a 206 if you want me to stay on for a little bit.
03:04
I don't think there's much we can do until they get here to fix it.
03:24
The road is going to be delayed, just contact street department.
03:29
Have them come out and try to shut down the road and redirect traffic.
03:34
LV 76, close 4.
03:40
Two, six. Two, six.
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Go ahead.
03:50
Just speak with streets.
03:53
It actually might be the highway department's responsibility to get barricaded out and shut down their own highway, but call streets first and see what they have to say.
04:05
Excellent, thank you.
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