Debris and low wires slow traffic near Franklin Rd, Cromwell CT
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders addressed possible debris and low-hanging wires causing partial traffic obstruction near the intersection of Franklin Road and Washington Road in Cromwell, Connecticut. Crews checked the area for cable hazards reported to be affecting southbound traffic while ensuring the roadway remained safe for travel.
Audio|Heard on: Cromwell Police
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03:25
Transcript:
00:00
Moody 10-1[1].
00:01
There's some debris, but nothing that should block traffic, and I didn't see anything concerning with branches or wires.
00:10
Stand for it, very good.
00:11
Okay.
00:12
Okay.
00:17
HQ 129. H-Kid-129.
00:22
129.
00:25
Check Franklin Road, kind of in the middle of the roadway for a report of a wire across the road.
00:32
Let me know whose it is, please.
00:36
Careful.
00:40
H2 to 115.
00:48
Area near Washington Road.
00:52
I believe it's a wire down also.
00:59
4-H going to be coming up on Franklin.
01:02
I'll advise on both.
01:09
129 copies.
01:10
I'm still on my way with you.
01:15
129HQ.
01:16
129.
01:18
I'm briefly stepping out near Washington Road.
01:23
Yeah, some type of drainage pipe link that's in the middle of the roadway.
01:28
Should be able to move it without an issue.
01:31
10-4[2].
01:39
106 HQ.
01:41
106. Yeah,
01:43
If you get a crew, field and nooks for a wire that's dangling from the pole,
01:48
It's part of the loop.
01:49
There's nothing I can do with it, but it's flapping in the breeze.
01:54
10-4[2].
01:59
115, HQ.
02:01
115.
02:02
115.
02:05
Yeah, I'm on Franklin.
02:07
It looks like a cable wire near Franklin Road is impeding traffic.
02:16
And it looks like it may pull down the service wire as well soon.
02:22
The pole number is going to be (number withheld).
02:29
Frontier 691, 691 Frontier.
02:38
What's the closest cross street to Franklin Road?
02:46
It's in the middle, probably near Chelsea.
02:50
It's in the middle of Franklin,
02:52
where Washington intersects and West Street.
02:56
So Chelsea would probably be the closest.
03:00
10-4[2].
03:05
Currently that cable is affecting southbound traffic, that's the lowest point.
03:12
Northbound is still open.
03:14
Okay, so it's hanging, not on the roadway, correct?
03:21
It's on the roadway for the southbound lane.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Unable to copy / Signal weak
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Franklin Rd & Washington Rd, Cromwell, CT 06416
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