Low-hanging fiber line restricts traffic on Hillside Rd, Montague MA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible road obstruction near Hillside Road and Turners Falls Road. A low-hanging fiber line attached to a utility pole was partially blocking one side of the roadway. Traffic was limited to a single lane until the obstruction could be addressed. The fiber line appeared to be connected near a nearby property.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin MA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Disregard. It'll be for 15.
00:03
15 dispatch.
00:06
Go ahead.
00:09
You can show both units code 4, we're just trying to locate that low wire.
00:15
Received. The RP said he was near Turners Falls Road on Hillside.
00:21
He wasn't able to give an approximate house number.
00:26
21 distance.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:31
It's going to be near Hillside Road.
00:37
15.
00:39
15 to dispatch.
00:42
All right.
00:44
It's looking like this is going to be a fiber line.
00:47
It's off of an Eversource pole.
00:50
Pole number withheld.
00:53
Thank you.
00:56
It's definitely hanging pretty low in the road.
01:00
You can only get through on one side of the road.
01:03
Thank you.
01:06
21 dispatch.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:11
That wire appears to be connected near Hillside Road.
01:17
Preach.
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Location mentioned:
Hillside Rd, Montague, MA 01351
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