Traffic congestion near Fifth Avenue, New York NY
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel discussed traffic restrictions near 53rd Street, Madison Avenue, and Fifth Avenue due to heavy congestion and barricades narrowing the roadway. No obstructions were observed, but high vehicle and bus volume contributed to delays. Crews were instructed to temporarily close some cross streets to relieve pressure on traffic flow.
Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
Listen to dispatch call
05:39
Transcript:
00:00
We shut down the cross traffic near 53rd Street going towards Sixth Avenue from Madison, please.
00:04
Too much traffic hitting Fifth Avenue and Sixth.
00:10
So you want instructions from 53rd Street and Madison Avenue?
00:13
Yes, sir, 53rd Street and Madison Avenue, please.
00:16
I don't believe I have an agent at that location.
00:18
Stand by.
00:24
There's no agents assigned to 53rd Street and Madison Avenue, so would you like me to have a small car go there temporarily and shut it?
00:31
If you can, that would be very helpful.
00:33
Thank you.
00:41
Can we have a small car respond to 53rd Street and Madison Avenue and shut down the westbound at location temporarily?
01:30
Do you have a status on that small car that was doing that run on Fifth Avenue from 58th to 43rd?
01:40
Echo, I'm actually running Fifth Avenue right now from 59th.
01:44
I'm already on Fifth Avenue with heavy volume.
01:46
There's really no obstruction, it's just heavy volume.
01:48
A lot of buses passing through this route right now.
02:54
A lot of buses on the bus lane and the barricades on each side of Fifth Avenue are open away from the cars.
03:05
So they take up more of the bus lane and the other side.
03:10
So it made the street more narrow to drive through.
04:15
They're also stating that the barriers are taking a significant portion of the roadway.
04:22
Causing the roadway to be narrow, which is causing the congestion.
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Location mentioned:
W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
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