Power outage causes traffic signal failures in Cambridge, Cambridge MA


A power outage caused several traffic lights to fail at intersections near Broadway, Lee St, Columbia, and Fayette in Cambridge. Wires were down, and traffic control assistance was required to manage the affected areas. City services and emergency crews were notified to address the issues and restore power to the signals. Traffic was temporarily controlled with stop signs and roadblocks while repairs were underway.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
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Transcript:
00:00
The lights are out at Columbia and Broadway, so I think the player has something on Boardman Street there.
00:09
Received, we have a power outage.
00:12
Deagles been notified.
00:20
17 to T2.
00:23
T2.
00:28
They need a little assistance to some traffic control between hospital and war residents. We're running a little bit.
00:38
You need some of the hospital and the Warren residents? Is that what you said?
00:45
If we recover in a couple things, we might need some help with traffic control,
00:51
Broadway Borman, Fayette.
00:55
All right, what are you got?
00:57
Power outage, couple lights out and a wire down.
01:04
Okay,
01:06
one brought away in Fayette and want to see a location?
01:09
Six Boardman.
01:11
All right,
01:15
Charlie.
01:18
Playtrow at Broadway and Lee and Broadway in Columbia.
01:27
Broadway and Columbia will do this offence.
01:33
17 and them headcount for the Broadway there.
01:38
Received.
01:44
C4 Control.
01:49
Control's answer in T4.
01:52
Progress and stop sign so then, correction.
01:55
Receive, sir.
02:01
Control, T10 will head to Broadway Lee and assess that.
02:07
Received T10 will head to Broadway.
02:13
Three hours off, camera stream the fan.
02:21
37 control control's answer in 77
02:30
Good morning. I don't know if anybody let you guys know but the light at Broadway and Lee is not working.
02:39
Proceed sir, we're dealing with a power outage.
02:41
For coffee, thank you.
02:49
The audio.
02:51
The control's answer.
02:57
I'm going to block in the end of Fayette at a Broadway.
03:04
This is going to be a city solicit, too. This is a city. I fell on a vehicle. Yeah, I took down wise.
03:10
Receive, sir, and you're going to be blocking Fayette.
03:17
I'm going to head over there and I'll put back some vehicles out in the block it because there's two branches in the middle of the road. If I was saying that DPW has been notified for the branch and everything has been notified for the lives.
03:30
Recease, sir.
03:33
T2 control?
03:36
Control's answer.
03:41
Daigle's probably not going to be to help you at this point. You have to notify EMSOS first, to get the power back on the intersection.
03:48
Then Daigle should be able to fix the life.
03:51
Affirmatives, sir. Every source is on the scene now.
03:57
Bobby, T-10's on the way down to block,
04:00
Broadway, and Fayette.
04:02
Four was going to put the stop signs out of Broadway and Columbia.
04:05
Were there only two locations?
04:07
Received, an apartment, sir.
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