Traffic congestion and towing at Sand Beach visitor center, Ellsworth ME
TrafficThere is heavy traffic congestion and gridlock near the visitor center and Sand Beach. Vehicles are stuck and causing delays. Some traffic diversions are in place. A tow truck has been called to help move a disabled vehicle to clear the area.
Audio|Source: Hancock County Public Safety
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
Visitor's center is over capacity.
00:04
Traffic is moving somewhat, but you'll get calls from Island Explorer.
00:13
Hi, (name withheld). Additionally, can you advise if we do end up closing, we vote at San Beach, we'll Island Explorer be met through this time call about...
00:29
Yeah, if we do that, but if there are vehicles between the precipice and the entry station, they may still be stuck.
00:44
It's going to be on the air available.
01:01
204201. Shut down at the entrance station or traffic still moving?
01:15
Moving, if you can get to Sierra DeMont and...
01:21
divert people. I think that'd be good for a little while and we'll try to get what's between us and precipice cleared up.
01:33
10-4[1]. And rough there now from Frenchman Day Overlook. 10-4.
01:44
Zero last dispatch.
01:50
One.
01:53
The truck just showed up.
01:55
Apparently they're called in for a wiggle of the vehicle.
01:58
I'm wondering if there's any more instructions I can pass on to the driver.
02:04
Okay.
02:08
Good to the same. They work.
02:11
Who's new to some?
02:13
I'll be off at 7.05 Shore, road and testing and connecting follow up. I'll turn. Check.
02:23
The bus will all let through,
02:27
but all automobiles will be pushed back out to Route 3.
02:32
Again, they may still have a gridlock from precipice to the entrance station.
02:51
San Beach and one of the folks down there was asking what instructions to give the tow company?
03:01
Right, copy. We didn't need a tow truck and so we don't know what they were there.
03:07
I got me. Great.
03:10
Sam Beach parking.
03:12
Can you let the DC tow company know that we need them up here at the,
03:18
just past the CAD base, if they can head in this direction?
03:22
No tow truck is needed down there at this time, as far as we know.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Sand Beach, Ellsworth, ME 04605
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