Traffic congestion due to high volume of spectators, Spencer MA
TrafficThere is heavy traffic congestion on Pleasant Street extending to High Street and near 80 Pleasant due to many spectators arriving. Southbound Route 31 and Meadow Road are also backed up or stopped. Officers are managing traffic but cannot fully relieve the backups.
Audio|Source: Spencer Area Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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3-8-1[3]. We can raise 28 if I can be of assistance to him as well. Not exactly sure where he's at at the moment. The leftbound traffic on Pleasant is backed up to about High Street right now in that lane. So if he needs me to go to a certain spot to help alleviate it, I can do that. 3-1[1]-28.
00:29
41[4] is in traffic on Pleasant Street. He wants to know your six, wants to know if you can help you out. I'm not sure we're going to be able to leave this and just keep up. I'm trying to open up the cell phone traffic and it's just building up everywhere else. Is there something he can do for you?
00:56
Did you copy that 41[4]?
00:59
23-1[2][1]. 3-1[1]. I'm going to be coincide for me here for now.
01:03
I have Pleasant Street back open, but it is still backed up a bit on 31 heading southbound.
01:07
Pleasant Street open, 31 still backed up a bit, heading southbound.
01:13
Just can we keep back it up? There's nowhere for cars to go onto Meadow Road.
01:17
Metal Road is stopped to right to 31.
01:19
Received Meadow Road still stop to 31.
01:22
3 at 141[4].
01:24
41[4], could you head up to number 49 Ash Street for a possible water main break? She's water filling up in the yard, unsure exactly where the leak is.
01:38
I will notify the water department.
01:40
Go un-throw.
01:41
3-8-1[3].
01:42
I just cleared from that Pleasant area.
01:44
It's backed up to about number 80 Pleasant right now, so it's far from Route 9 at the moment.
01:49
And from what I could see, with the two lanes open, it's just a matter of the vehicles getting parked right now.
01:54
Unfortunately, we can't do much more about that.
01:57
It's just a heavy flow of traffic coming in for spectators at the moment.
02:00
It'll clear up.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
3-1: Unit identifier
[2]
23-1: Unit identifier
[3]
3-8-1: Unit identifier
[4]
41: Unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Meadow Rd, Spencer, MA 01562
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