Road closure detour set on Route 2 in Charlemont, Charlemont MA
Road ClosureRoute 2 in Charlemont is closed with a traffic detour in place. Emergency services are coordinating to hold the area until more state police officers arrive to secure the detour.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
05:40
Transcript:
00:00
The Latetta Bakie is requesting if you folks can hold the West End until they can get more troopers up there to secure that spot.
00:14
We can attempt to do that if you want to put out another tone and which, where do they want people to direct to? Are they going to go 880-112 through Coleraine or are they going to go up East Holly Road to 116 to Asheville? Thank you.
00:33
Stand by.
00:34
Control Charlam on command.
00:38
Go ahead, ma'am, command's answer.
00:44
He said, unfortunately, they don't have a good route of travel for this detour yet because of River Road being shut down.
00:51
He said if you can just stand by somewhere to make sure traffic doesn't come speeding through.
00:57
I don't know if East Oxbow Road is an option.
01:00
Right.
01:02
No, that won't get us around here.
01:05
Okay, if you want to put a tone out, we'll see if we get another crew.
01:08
It's just two here, and we'll break free as soon as we can and do that for them if we can't get another crew.
01:14
Received, and if you guys figure it out at some point, just let us know so we can tell them.
01:19
Appreciate it.
01:23
8A through Heath to 112 in Jacksonville, Vermont, or I'm going to send them up East Holly Road, turn left by the Boys Club, by the Holly Firehouse, and that should bring them down onto 112 in Buffalo.
01:37
Receive, and I'll return.
01:41
Thank you.
02:01
Attention, Charlemont Fire, personnel of Charlemont Fire.
02:03
Additional personnel needed unseen 1,800 block or Route 2 to secure a detail, detour spot for MSP.
02:15
Again, additional personnel needed unseen 1,800 block or Route 2 to secure a detour spot for MSP.
02:23
until more assets can arrive.
02:25
Control seen by 0657.
02:30
Control.
02:32
Control, draw them on, Edwin.
02:39
Control is on Edwin.
02:42
Going up east holly road.
02:44
When you get in the center,
02:46
it's going to be by the center town.
02:49
Green buildings on the left, church on the right.
02:53
They probably have to get somebody from Holly to go up there to defer it down to up the road down to 112.
03:01
Going up east to Holly Road, when they get into the center of town, it's going to be by this center of town.
03:09
Green buildings on the left, church on the right.
03:12
They'll probably have to get somebody from Holly to go up there to deferral down to poplar go down there 112.
03:18
All right, he had said 8A.
03:24
to go to Heath, 112 to Jacksonville, Vermont,
03:29
go that way. And then East Holly then take a left at the Boys Club to get to 112 Buckland.
03:35
So you believe that a Holly unit would be better?
03:39
Unless the state police unit is going to send somebody up there, they've got enough people.
03:45
You don't know.
03:46
Yeah, those directions that are good, but you're trying to clarify the turn case, so.
03:54
Unless the state, police are going to send somebody up there to take enough people.
03:58
You don't know.
04:00
Yeah, those directions that the next two, they're good, but you're trying to verify the turn case, so.
04:09
Yeah, the whole point is to get the personnel out there until state police can get more assets out there, so it would just be a short time to get somebody to stand by until they can get more people.
04:20
They're doing shift change right now.
04:23
I think it after you're Holly then, well, not to pay so probably.
04:36
All right.
04:45
Attention, Holly Fire personnel, Holly Fire personnel.
04:49
Any available personnel available to secure a detour spot for Charlemont until MSP assets can get unseen.
04:57
Again, additional personnel needed to assist Charlemont to secure a detour spot until MSP assets can get unseen.
05:04
So I'll stand by at 0659.
05:08
Control 32-2.
05:11
32.
05:14
We've been trying to, well, midship's been trying to reach the bus company to tell them about a detour that's going to affect their roots today up in Charlemont.
05:23
Are you able to swing by the local one next to your station and see if anybody's there to make contact with?
05:31
I just need the roll call from the school on my cell phone, so people have been advised.
05:39
Perfect. Thank you.
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