Downed utility poles block road in Montgomery, Montgomery IL

Road Closure

Reported: 11/9/2025 08:40 AM

Montgomery, IL

Crews in Montgomery responded to reports of multiple downed wires and poles along Main Street. The poles appeared to belong to a phone company, with possible Comcast attachments. Homeowners in the affected area were informed, and officers were called to assess the cause.

Audio|Source: Kendall County Public Safety

02:10

Transcript:

00:00

So to confirm, we have one pull down in front of near Main St, we have another pull down in front of near Main St.

00:05

We believe this is Comcast, if you could contact them.

00:07

And then if you can have an officer still come out regarding the cause of this, so we can talk to him.

00:14

Messengers still reach out to Comcast, and I'll have an option to you.

00:22

On the range of six come.

00:29

Go ahead.

00:32

Can you advise this a full down for the Comcast one is pole to pole and if there's a poll number please?

00:49

It is pole-to-pole on the side of the road between those two addresses.

00:52

We did not see a number on the first and we'll check the second one here.

00:55

Stay-bye.

00:57

Messengers, thank you.

01:04

Can you come from Montgomery engine six?

01:07

Go ahead.

01:14

Yeah,

01:15

these are just smaller auxiliary poles.

01:16

We don't see any numbers on them anywhere.

01:19

Thank you, thank you.

01:26

Can count from Montgomery, 186.

01:29

106.

01:35

Yeah, we did just find a label here on one of the polls.

01:38

I actually believe it's phone company, but Comcast wires may be attached to it as well, but Metal Box here has a phone company label, no name or number or anything.

01:51

Can you count from Montgomery as in six.

02:01

Section six.

02:03

And we've spoken to all the homeowners affected.

02:05

You can throw it in six available.

02:06

We're just going to hang out on seeing your way to the opposite.

02:10

Message, please.

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