Flooding narrows lanes on Southern Parkway, Ridgewood NJ
TrafficFlooding on Southern Parkway and nearby roads has narrowed lanes, causing slow traffic. Barricades are being placed, especially near East Ridge Avenue and in front of the high school, to manage hazards. One lane remains open in both directions while traffic moves slowly due to the flooding.
Audio|Source: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
All right, is it better if I should at Maywood Avenue or go down to the old railroad tracks there and put them onto 17?
00:10
That's where 570.
00:15
3460 communications.
00:18
3460 communications.
00:20
60.
00:24
Changes over to a motor vehicle complaint.
00:27
No complaints can be signed at this time. I'm not going.
00:31
I'll be around near 36th Street.
00:33
I'm cutting this spot through.
00:38
Okay, goodbye.
00:44
3460 receives, comms at the time.
00:48
Sheriff, unable to justice at the time.
00:53
Hi.
00:54
Hold on I back and see if they can get someone there, their side of the roadway.
00:58
I can't keep someone there long term. We have our own issues on roads.
01:03
Where is it?
01:09
60 to 37, where do you want me?
01:14
Just stay available for the call for the borough.
01:22
Rehe. Tri unit,
01:29
Maywood.
01:30
Nothing further.
01:31
No one trapped in any vehicles on that fix.
01:33
I'll give you updates if I hear anything.
01:37
Thank you, sir.
01:47
One RMA signs, we're going to be up to man, terminated, okay?
01:53
WatchWi3, available, 1528.
02:05
Affirmative, I'm just gonna keep the vehicles coming down this western-only lane.
02:09
I'm taking the other two lanes right at 40-a-hacket back.
02:12
It's just to kick the west-round traffic phone.
02:19
Ambulance on the emergency call go through?
02:23
Any turn.
02:28
Repeat?
02:30
I'm permanent. They could come through.
02:37
3460 communications, I'll be canvassing on East Vagnolia.
02:41
No cadmated.
02:44
Recy.
02:46
Per BC Road Department.
02:48
Do you guys need barricades out there? 5-7,
02:55
you need barricades there or is it going down?
03:00
It looks like it's going down.
03:04
They could bring barricades. This case worse again, we'll put them off the side.
03:10
I agree. It's supposed to get heavier tonight, so I'd rather have them out now than look for them later.
03:18
Okay.
03:24
We'll be responding to the barricades. No, you see the other side.
03:33
Squad, 10 your status.
03:42
I know street has a crew out on the spring.
03:45
Can they come up to East Ridge Avenue when they're done down there? Southern Parkway and in front of the high school,
03:53
due to the flooding, it's narrowed the roadway down to one lane.
03:57
And with school pickup still going on?
04:00
All right, Steve.
04:06
Truck,
04:07
Battalion,
04:08
(number withheld) Cedar Lane, Palisade to Windsor, activated alarm.
04:13
Senator 22, Squad 23, truck, battalion 2, (number withheld) Cedar Lane,
04:19
Palisade to Windsor, activated along, (number withheld).
04:24
(number withheld).
04:31
Recrecy, (number withheld).
04:39
How's it look? Is it passable?
04:43
Yeah, we can get two lanes now going westbound.
04:47
The eastbound side's a problem, right? That's a different to the purpose of us. But I'm going to open this up here.
04:58
You can hold that shot a little longer.
05:02
Okay.
05:13
(number withheld).
05:19
5.7, you should be able to get one lane throw One eastbound, the one closest to the double y'all. That one should be able to make it through at this point. It's going to be slow moving, but it should be okay.
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Location mentioned:
Southern Pkwy, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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