Traffic congestion and dust issues near event fields, Adams County PA
TrafficHeavy traffic congestion occurred near event fields on Quaker Valley Road, Menallen Township, due to dust reducing visibility and many vehicles and pedestrians crossing the road. Fire police personnel were actively managing the traffic jams and rerouting cars to less congested areas, also requesting a water drop to improve visibility and safety conditions.
Audio|Source: Adams County Fire Police - Digital
08:6
Transcript:
00:00
That's correct.
00:02
You're requesting a water drop, or inquiring about a water drop. Do you have a safety issue? Is that correct?
00:09
Yeah, it's rather dusty out here. People crossing the main road.
00:13
You can't see them very well.
00:17
Command[1] is okay. We'll work on that.
00:23
to be N9.
00:26
My command.
00:35
I hear you call and repeat.
00:38
This is a brush truck. What percentage do you have them pushing in off of 234 into the upper,
00:44
upper entrance of Vignacanil?
00:50
Should have been 100% the last we wrote.
00:56
Okay,
00:57
brush the service. Is there any way we can change that up? We got traffic backed up into the Getty Martin Arnsville.
01:03
Nothing's moving if we can get some stuff pushed through to I hopes possibly.
01:11
We're going to have to go out and look at where a backlog is there by McDaniel's fruit farm and see if we can get more into Big McMeanel.
01:22
Because pushing them past Big McDaniel is just going to get a backlog here on Bridgeport. I can't get any cars moving on Bridgeport because of the traffic coming down from Clinger's sawmill on Blacking Road.
01:34
Okay, yeah, I think the holdup is getting it turned into Big McDaniel at the upper end. But, I mean, I'm sitting in traffic, so it's going to take me a while to get out and see what's going on.
01:46
Yeah, I'm sitting in a parking lot on Bridgeport Road right now trying to get around here to figure out what's going on.
01:55
Press 5, cars exiting pushy field, the fire police could turn them right on bridgeport down the Narrows Road. I don't like the idea, but I don't really have a better solution right now because we can't move anything on winding roads.
02:12
All right guys, we're going to do something without the alleviate that. We're going to have to get that wood put in so we can get card that parking lot moved.
02:21
So we're going to send them, do we have to send them across, straight across, wanting out of any of willies and get them just moving that way? Would that help?
02:33
The service, you think that would help the situation?
02:40
I think what we need to do is get cars turning into Big McDonnell in a faster rate. If we can get them into there, that's going to take care of the Arnsville stuff.
02:48
The other, and the other answer is to get Little McDaniel open and try to get some of the cars in that he's spots that are freed up there. All right.
03:00
First of all the house, do you have anybody you can send over there to pick up a little McDaniel and drop some of the rips and let some cars come in?
03:08
Guys,
03:10
I'm all the way to the back of the field with about 15% left.
03:16
I'm using everybody I've got right to start.
03:22
All right, traffic van. Are you anywhere near the island now?
03:28
Yeah, we're in line because it's backed up on Brazonia Road all the way back to Heckin' River Road. So I assume Wolf is 100% taking cars. Everything has to go to Wolf right now.
03:39
Everything.
03:44
When you don't that rail, how about we go park where this handicap is? Let's get that full before they triple park all that. We're sneaking around this.
03:56
Yeah, that was my plan once we finish this row anyway.
04:01
Rivers 5, Rush 5, you also got a bunch of traffic coming from Cashdown Road, on winding road towards Andy and Willie's house.
04:09
So you've got to back up the traffic there. You've got Border Nursery back out, Bushies Field.
04:14
If we can get that open and get some of the traffic off of Border Nursery would help.
04:21
All right, Miles, can you send one guy over there just to do that? Get that up and get cars in there.
04:29
Yeah, I'm gonna leave Danny and Eric here. I'm gonna leave all that back over.
04:35
Okay, brush five to deputy five.
04:40
Go ahead.
04:42
Can you get a four-wheeler and get out to Little McDaniel somehow, and at least drop the rip and get out there and let cars go in and park themselves? Nobody can get there otherwise.
04:55
You don't get out there somehow.
04:57
Also, Command[1] 5 to Wolffield match out on something.
05:01
Go ahead.
05:03
We're going to approve for the water drop.
05:05
I called Larry Landline.
05:07
He's coming out in the engine, so you go direct with him. They're going to be on Event 5.
05:11
Let them know where you want the water.
05:14
Okay.
05:18
Service 5 to Deputy 5.
05:23
Go ahead.
05:26
When you leave command and get a little McDaniel, bring my friend with you and I'll meet you a little McDaniel.
05:32
Copy.
05:36
Traffic 5 to Brush 5.
05:41
Go ahead.
05:43
I hate to tell you, Arizona Wayfell Road is probably back the way up the Quaker Valley Road. Again, a parking lot.
05:50
I don't know if we get the lower part, make McDaniels open or not.
05:58
I don't think so. They're about 15% fools and then you take all this traffic from Ardwell right now.
06:07
See what I think is happening is you've got traffic if there's on the link still coming and aren't still and that's where you're not moving.
06:18
Okay, is there a brush traffic command and service? Is there any way to return festival traffic down Hecken River and give more to Wolf Field?
06:34
Fire police can manage turning Brazonia roads left onto Heckenlover and have it approaching the opposite direction to Woos.
06:42
If they can manage it, I'm okay with it.
06:44
The other answer is just get Pete Parker in the bushy field and start filling holes in Bushie.
06:51
We also need to get little McDonnell open.
06:54
If we can get little McDaniel open, that'll take the Arnoldville traffic into a little McDaniel, and you can run big McDaniels back in their normal interest instead of the upper interest.
07:06
Okay.
07:08
So do we want to have them start turning some traffic down, Hecking Leaver? Is that what we wish to just the command?
07:16
We can do that.
07:18
We're just going to have to be very cautious at the end of Mill Road because the bus is coming up Mill Road making a left-on-up on a heckabover.
07:24
We don't have trucks there without a fire police.
07:29
I copy. Matt, are you okay with us bringing you more right now and just get the gridlock if-in?
07:35
Yeah, we can handle it.
07:38
I got a command. You copy that? Make it happen.
07:43
Sorry, we have about four things going on right now. Can you give me a brief description of your final answer?
07:51
Intersection of Rizania Road and Hakenweaver Road.
07:54
Anything coming from the Quaker Valley side, all traffic, all the festival traffic, needs to go down Hecton River Road towards Wolfsfield.
08:05
On direct.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Command: Incident Command established by a unit or officer in charge
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Quaker Valley Rd, Menallen Township, PA
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