Downed power lines cause road closure in New Jersey, Somerset County NJ
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, police closed King George Road near Broadway in New Jersey due to downed live electrical wires. Officers coordinated with the fire department and set up roadblocks and warning signs while ensuring the area was safe.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
00:00
(name withheld), just watch these wires.
00:01
The whole overpass is hot.
00:05
Zero four, (name withheld), you can show me ten seven.
00:09
Five four, are you guys able to get me a pole number? If not, I could just tell them by the address.
00:14
Scoot over (name withheld), so I'll close it off at Broadway and Mountain View.
00:22
You can put out an XO.
00:25
One 30 of (name withheld), ten three pole number.
00:29
Bravo Tango One Zero Seven.
00:32
One Whiskey November.
00:33
It's going to be near Broadway.
00:39
One hundred and 30, you need any more cones or anything up there?
00:42
I guess we're going to need two road closed signs on both sides, not just one road closed sign.
00:53
Broadway by King George.
00:56
I'm on my way up there now.
01:01
One 20 to one.
01:03
Can't find it.
01:05
I'm not sure if you can make it a priority.
01:10
We have live wires in the middle of the roadway on my side.
01:15
All right, well if they're alive then the fire's getting this.
01:18
I received.
01:19
Have them respond from the Mountain View entrance on the southbound lane.
01:27
Negative for wires on the King George side.
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Location mentioned:
King George Rd, New Jersey
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