Large tree blocks Route 1 traffic near Jordan Commons, Waterford CT
TrafficA large tree fell across Route 1 near Jordan Commons, blocking traffic in both directions. Police and public works are managing the situation and setting up detours to ease the heavy backups. No power lines are involved. Drivers are using a nearby parking lot to turn around, causing additional congestion.
Audio|Source: Waterford Police, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
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One caller reporting a tree down across Route 1 near Duncan West,
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blocking both planes.
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No wires involved as far as you can tell.
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Rotter.
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Radar.
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Madam 7, I'm coming from Nyannock River in Route 1.
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Roger, I'm coming from Great Neck. I'll take the eastbound side.
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All right.
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Okay.
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Explore receptor 1 on Doc.
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James Hand showing clear and valid.
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Calls now. The one caller reporting is right after the Dunkin' Donuts and people are using the parking lot to turn around. It's causing a pretty decent back-out. You only call Public Works?
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Thank you, Bravo, Django, 651-66.
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Roger.
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Q, maybe start a third car to give him a hand.
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Roger.
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Contact, as that plate showing on a 2020 Nissan Center, color maroon, through a Caitlin Moody out of Colchester, clear and envelop.
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Copy.
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I'll be checking out 44 Pressery. There was a female when I had to loop around from Connecticut Am pressed.
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She stated that she heard the screaming, and then when I turned around from Pichol to Press, she was no longer here.
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Caller said that she went into this residence, I'll be checking it out.
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Thursday, number 44 pressed.
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83 just called me, stated it completely across the roadway, blocking both flights of traffic.
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Heavy backup.
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Roger.
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Let's see if we can use Ellen Warden Stone Heights as the detour. I'll get some barricades and start up.
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With that, ECCC.
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Okay,
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100.
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One is return, Bill. One is returning, Bill.
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One hundred.
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Whoever makes a difference, just let me know we can absolutely confirm there's no power and then we'll get DOT in Root.
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As you're returning.
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9-9s out.
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There's many no lines involved.
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It's right at the Jordan Commons people trying to go across.
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All right. All right.
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I'll dig the tree roughly just to give them an idea what they need to bring.
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3 is 44 or 7-04.
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Absolutely across the road by blocking both lengths.
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Red is the size that they may need like a payloader type thing or just a couple guys in a chainsaw.
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Nope.
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(number withheld) Granite Street, apartment number (number withheld).
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This is the southern Prograt City looking for a vehicle that was involved in an evading.
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It's going to be a 2024 Mazza Model 3,
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blue and color with possible front passenger size damage.
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Two cups.
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Andrew Wayne Station 8, can you try a light again,
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please?
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Pleasure New York.
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Thank you.
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Okay. Okay.
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628Q. 628 Q.
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Please.
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Clear private duty.
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Okay. Please.
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Let's you. Negative contact at (number withheld).
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We'll be checking another address in a second. I'll be with you.
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One second.
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Forty-two,
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press.
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Hello.
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Okay,
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can we just make sure EMS knows there's going to be no way to get through right now, alternate route?
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Will do?
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Morning, you have an answer to the door here.
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No answer at the door.
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There's no answer at the door.
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990s you I got too much traffic coming through right now that's turning around right now I'm at Jordan Commons the entrance there blocking it off people are trying to go around that way.
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Station W to all stations.
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Be advised, PD's on scene with a major tree down on the roadway.
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On Route 1 at the Commons, Jordan Commons,
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they're attempting to shut down from Ellen Ward to Stone Heights.
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Again, station W to all stations, large tree down on the roadway, Route 1 at Jordan Commons,
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shutting it down between Ellen Ward and Stone Heights.
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I'm gonna leave you up there.
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Nate, stay on that side, shut it down at Stone Heights.
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We have so much traffic coming through.
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