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Large pothole with rock creating traffic hazard on highway, Tomah WI
TrafficOfficers reported a cracked road with a large pothole and a wedged rock in the right lane causing a traffic hazard. Highway authorities have been notified to respond, but no estimated time of arrival is available.
Audio|Heard on: Monroe County Public Safety
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02:45
Transcript:
00:00
I believe the item that they struck is actually a portion of the road that is cracked and broken.
00:07
10-4[1]. Are we needed to call highway tonight to fix it? Is it going to be an ongoing issue?
00:16
A decent-sized pothole and a pretty large rock in the middle of it.
00:22
Step 4. Which lane?
00:28
Right lane.
00:31
All right lane.
00:36
Step more.
00:40
12-05-25.
00:46
Can you show me outside.
00:51
Five, ten-four, we had gotten a driving complaint just as you pulled the vehicle over on the emergency calls and closed mine.
00:58
Ten-four, is this the vehicle in question or is this a coincidence?
01:08
Affirmative, that's the vehicle in question.
01:14
1027, Kentucky.
01:19
New 27.
01:25
Class of Kay King.
01:27
Ayata, I'm Mary, B.
01:28
Boy, R. Robert, Colocian, U.
01:30
Union, G. George, H.
01:31
Henry. First is Timothy, common spelling, male, date of birth, 10, 1782, 101782.
01:37
I'll be out with Fields.
01:40
2.10.4.
01:43
2.9, Tomah.
01:52
539. Can you ask duty if he would like 542 to observe 525 for his SFSC?
02:07
542 can step out.
02:16
Go ahead.
02:21
I can see at least two vehicles, instead of like the structures rock.
02:25
I'm several hundred feet behind them, making sure that people stay out of the right lane.
02:30
The rock's wedged, I'm not able to move it.
02:35
10-4[1]. Highways been contacted.
02:38
They advised they would send somebody out but thought it was going to be a while unknown ETA.
02:42
States at shift change.
02:43
They don't have an ETA on a party there either.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Tomah, WI 54660
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