Railroad crossing gate malfunctions causing traffic gridlock
Traffic / Road ClosureA railroad crossing gate is not working, causing heavy traffic. The crossing is completely closed and traffic is backed up on Brentwood Road toward Sunrise Highway.
Audio|Source: Suffolk County Fire and EMS - 3rd Division
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Transcript:
ice left mail sex 26 (name withheld) two the pharmacy of cvias 480's main street between south taxon avenue and will approach 1737 mic now 30 30 zero light you just advise uh vire com brownwood road it looks like there's a gate malfunction function it's backed up all the way over sunrise highway dead stop And same thing if we get eight calls in this area. (name withheld), that's the only crossing. Saxon Avenue might be affected from him here and over PD, but right now Brentwood Road is backed up all the way over Sunrise Highway. Dead stop. (name withheld). Good road, railroad tracks and Bayshore completely shut down. I don't know when they're going to be fixed, but... Traffic is very backed up. You can't make it down.
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Location mentioned:
Brentwood Rd, Bay Shore, NY
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