IDOT vehicle damages traffic signal control box in Chicago, Chicago IL
TrafficAn Illinois Department of Transportation vehicle hit a traffic light pole near 55th Street & Central in Chicago, damaging the electrical control box. The damage exposed electrical wires, creating a hazard that required notification to the city Streets and Sanitation department.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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Transcript:
00:00
Just FYI, this is an Illinois department of transportation box I don't know, I don't think this is Chicago
00:16
Okay, so IDOT bus hit the poles.
00:24
It has the electrical box for the lights.
00:32
So is it, um, it's still a street pole, right?
00:36
Like a street light pole?
00:40
Yes, it's a traffic light, but the box is the one that's damaged.
00:48
The transformer box, okay. We'll let streets and sands know so they can come out and take care of those exposed wires.
00:57
99.
01:03
832. It's going to be the box that controls all the traffic signals in the all four corners.
01:09
Okay, thank you.
01:11
My partner is on the phone, just since then. I'll let her know tell them.
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Location mentioned:
55th Street & Central, Chicago, IL 60638
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