Fallen trees and fiber optic cable block Aldrich Road, Houghton County MI
Road ClosureRoad blockage caused by downed fiber optic cable and fallen trees on Aldrich Road trapped vehicles, raising concern over access and clearance efforts.
Audio|Source: Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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As it's Aldrich Road, the fiber optic cable is flat on the ground,
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and there are trees over the road area entangled in the line.
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I'm fairly sure the line's dead, but you have to cut the fiber optic cable for the people to get out of here.
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And I'm not doing that.
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Oh, I was not either.
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If everybody's come down the hill, stay at the top, because we have two trucks stuck down here already.
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Lawyer from 80, clear.
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Staging from LORAM2.
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LORIM2.
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StaceyA, we're clear that scene, it turned out to be a cable line, not a power line.
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You can cancel off all if you need be.
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Clear.
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The hospital.
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You want to catch a driving lane down there.
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Water Lake Fire from 80.
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I'll take it down to the Falls Bridge.
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I'll take it down to the Falls Bridge.
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Let's see that.
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Turtle Lake Fire from 80.
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Just not think three, go ahead.
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Just checking to make sure who you correctly, two trucks are stuck at the end of Aldrich.
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Fire department, personal vehicles, we're working on getting bus out right now.
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There is a fiber optic cable across the road down and several large trees.
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If we cut the trees, the fiber optic cable is still flat across the road though, and I'm not confident and not damaging that.
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Clear.
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Any chance the Holton County Emergency Coordinator has been notified of this fun stuff yet?
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Notify, but I will notify the road commission.
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Uh, you just told?
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We're, we've got four of us here, I think we're good as long as we get the first one up.
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Okay, let me know.
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Yeah, we don't need any towing to get off the hill.
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We're good on that aspect.
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It's just, um,
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if we have people trapped back here, everything I've seen, REA has got their handful for days here.
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Location mentioned:
Aldrich Rd, Portage Township, MI 49916
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