Power outage causes traffic signal failure at 79th and Columbus, Chicago IL
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, multiple traffic signals failed at intersections near 79th Street and Columbus Avenue in Chicago due to a power outage. Police officers responded to monitor the situation while repair workers were en route to fix the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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Transcript:
00:00
860. Squad, do we know about the lights out at Kedzie and Columbus and then Kedzie and 79th Street? This whole, uh,
00:11
multiple intersections right here? Yep, I got about 19 calls.
00:18
Yeah, it's an utter disaster.
00:20
So if you can call over there or a supervisor or somebody now, they need to get this sorted out, someone's going to get hurt bad.
00:27
Trust me, they've already been notified.
00:29
One of the tickets said they already had workers on scene.
00:32
Do you see workers on scene?
00:36
No,
00:37
the way it's laid out, I know if you're familiar with Columbus and 79th and Kedzie, there's four different intersections, almost all at once.
00:46
It's a nightmare.
00:50
Okay, all right, one of the tickets that mentioned there was someone already on site, so I didn't try calling back, because we did already call him back.
00:57
When my friend gets back, I'll try again.
01:01
Yeah, no problem, just phone.
01:03
No, it's really bad.
01:04
Let officers know out there.
01:05
If you want a jab over here, almost avoid it.
01:08
Okay, we'll do.
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Location mentioned:
W 79th St & W Columbus Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
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