Significant traffic obstruction at 1st and Speedway
TrafficPolice are managing a major traffic jam at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Speedway Blvd. Officers are redirecting vehicles and closing lanes to ease the congestion.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police West Division
04:28
Transcript:
(name withheld) to (name withheld). (name withheld), (name withheld), Scotland. Go ahead. It's on the left turn lane on 1st & Uploit or Speedway in Uplice. Go for. I would just stay there and block it off for the time being. Okay. Can you switch your radio to (name withheld)? Can you switch your radio to (name withheld)? Is an (name withheld)? 7.6. Turn to 7.6. Tell me on the flag down at the RGC. Code 4. Top 4. (name withheld) to (name withheld). Go ahead. Where are you currently out right now? Speedway and 2nd Avenue. I think our next best vet would be for you to direct traffic. We're going to have to make First and Tyndall two ways. If you can start making them come in into Tyndall so we can get them off the Speedway to correct that traffic zone. Turn southbound on Tyndall. 10-4[1]. We currently have one lane. We're going to try to make it tune. We're not going to let them go northbound anymore. 1215. Do you want to show me out with one? I don't know for a road to the south. Have one. 1215. The other need to declare velocity traffic hazard Broadway and Jambu for a mail on the roadway. To use three coffee. Two or three, okay. Two or three, two or ten. Two, (name withheld) I'll be switching to info. Two, (name withheld) (name withheld). Get that car out the way so we can start filling it out. That's in front of you. Then you and Stanford, just a few minutes while we switch the job of the sectors for Team 2. It will just be a couple minutes of downtime at 12.50. (name withheld). Can we get an additional CSO to come help out? 10-4. (name withheld) and so far. (name withheld) is asking if their assistance is needed strictly for traffic control or if they're needed for other reasons as well. To (name withheld) please be traveling control but with just the other (name withheld) you know we'll be fine. What I need you to do is completely shut down eastbound lane off of first and speedways. They're making the left turns come in here and creating more of a traffic gym.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
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Location mentioned:
N 1st Ave & E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85705
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