Disabled vehicle blocks lanes on Memorial Dr in Cambridge, Cambridge MA
TrafficA disabled vehicle was blocking lanes on Memorial Drive near Amesbury Street in Cambridge. Police closed part of the road and coordinated with Cambridge Police and a towing company to clear the vehicle and restore traffic flow.
Audio|Source: MIT Police and EMS
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Transcript:
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I'm not tied up on anything, can you just make your way to Vassert Memorial, help us out for a second until Cambridge Traffic unit gets you.
00:08
I'm going to be blocking off Memorial to Amesbury Street to cap off traffic and coming down.
00:18
I'll have my way.
00:22
My wife's got to control.
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Control one.
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And so Cambridge Police comes and makes a determination,
00:36
traffic being capped off at Batson at Amesbury Street. It's far too dangerous to have patrol units in the Middle Memorial Drive trying to direct around the DMV.
00:47
Receive. Proceed.
00:53
We're calling Cambridge again for an (number withheld).
00:57
Thank you.
01:03
Let's try to C.P.
01:07
Okay.
01:12
If you have any traffic still backed up behind that DMV, if you want to just flip them around, have them come to me and I'll just send them up, Amesbury.
01:20
I hear them all out. Thank you.
01:26
Roger that.
01:27
Break west and GP we should be all set then.
01:31
Sounds like we're getting everything down to one way of traffic.
01:35
Control to the Westcar.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:40
Just go off the phone Cambridge.
01:42
They don't have an ETA but traffic unit is on the way.
01:48
Okay, Roger that.
01:49
West got a C-V.
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Dr.
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Is that operator given any ETA (number withheld) (number withheld)?
02:01
He's actually using Bostonian towing. They said 20-25 minutes.
02:08
What's got to control?
02:10
Control? Control on.
02:16
Bostonia call explains to them that this car is completely impeding traffic and see if they can step up that ETA, please.
02:23
Reaching. Receive.
02:28
You see the control?
02:30
Control's on.
02:35
Alfred was able to back his vehicle up into the bike lane so he's not competing the roadway now.
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Copy.
02:48
Westcott to Keevy.
02:53
Answering.
02:57
Answering.
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Am I clear to open the roadway up?
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Affirmative. He's out of the way now. Thank you. That should work.
03:09
Thank you. Thank you.
03:16
Control to the West car.
03:18
Grab.
03:24
Okay, Westonian doesn't have an ETA, but he's looking for his driver and we'll send him there as soon as possible.
03:30
Roger, thanks for the update.
03:36
That's how to control.
03:38
Control to the West car.
03:48
So just an update, Cambridge is saying that that is on the state, so we're calling the state to inform them.
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Location mentioned:
Memorial Dr & Amesbury St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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