Utility pole damage closes Highway 404 near Rum Ridge, Sussex County DE
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, highway 404 near Rum Ridge Road in Delaware was temporarily closed due to a broken Verizon utility pole blocking the roadway and a nearby driveway. Crews coordinated with Verizon to remove hanging wires and reopen the road once repairs could begin.
Audio|Heard on: Sussex DE Public Works Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:11
Transcript:
00:00
Sir, did you guys make it up to 404?
00:05
404, that's correct.
00:07
We've got a 404 shutdown between Piglet Path and Rum Ridge Road.
00:14
10-4, sir.
00:17
TMC from 42.
00:20
Go ahead, sir.
00:25
Once the police truck gets here, they get the vehicle out of the way.
00:29
We're going to be opening the road back up.
00:31
However,
00:32
there is a pole that's been snapped off right beside the driveway entrance.
00:38
Verizon will need to make a priority one response due to a driveway being blocked because the pole snapped and wires are hanging across the entrance.
00:49
7-4, sir. Did you have a pole number by any chance?
00:55
PFC, that's pulled down from it.
00:57
The only numbers I see on that pole is going to be A50.
01:01
Five zero, this is going to be up a Verizon pole.
01:07
Seven four, we'll reach out to Verizon.
01:10
Good one.
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Location mentioned:
Rum Bridge Rd, Delaware 19947
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