Traffic closure at Madison Avenue and 49th Street, New York NY
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Road ClosureTraffic is closed on 49th Street near Madison Avenue causing congestion. Officers are establishing a hard closure to prevent westbound traffic on 49th Street from turning onto 5th Avenue and are directing traffic north on Madison Avenue.
Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
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01:25
Transcript:
00:00
Lieutenant Betts would like to put in a closure at 49th and Madison to divert westbound traffic toward 5th Avenue because 49th is closed from 5 to 6, causing backup on 5th Avenue.
00:15
So it's about the right with you.
00:21
Yeah, that's perfect.
00:22
I was waiting for you when you're going to put that in.
00:24
Thank you.
00:27
All right, Red, thanks.
00:28
Ex-O. Connors, I'm here.
00:31
I'm going to be here, so.
00:33
Okay, and you have vigoration at 49th and Madison Avenue.
00:36
We're going to put a hard closure in.
00:37
No westbound traffic on 49th towards 5th Avenue, all traffic goes north on Madison.
00:43
At 49th, that's all the 49th.
00:49
ICP is pretty much to that closure.
00:50
The other one here.
00:53
Napa, copy, direct, XO.
00:56
All right, go for four.
00:59
All right, go for four.
01:06
Travel GICP on here.
01:09
Okay, I seep.
01:10
Did you read on that closure of 49th and Madison Avenue?
01:14
You read, 49th and Madison Avenue, no turn.
01:21
I'm looking over when that closure is in at 49th.
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Location mentioned:
Madison Ave & E 49th St, New York, NY 10022
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