Traffic disruption and road closure near 8th Avenue, New York NY
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a temporary road closure occurred near 41st Street and 8th Avenue in New York, causing heavy traffic disruption. The road was closed by police and later reopened with temporary traffic control adjustments.
Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
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01:45
Transcript:
00:00
All right, just an advisory.
00:01
Fall northbound 41st Street and 8th Avenue is completely shut down.
00:06
It's shut down by uniform personnel now.
00:08
Nothing on 8th Avenue can go past 41st Street, so we lost 8th Avenue.
00:13
It's a complete mess on 8th Avenue.
00:21
That's so cool.
00:22
Okay, sounds cool.
00:26
Commander Arrington on the air?
00:29
I'm on the air.
00:31
Good morning, Sergeant Connelly.
00:32
Do we know what the condition is there, (name withheld)?
00:34
I'm trying to get there now, but 55 stands still.
00:39
I'll take a ride over there.
00:41
All right, sounds good. Thanks.
00:49
10-4[1], 10-4.
00:50
I'm on the air.
00:56
I think it's possibly something related to the cement barriers because I'm running into a similar situation on 6th Avenue.
01:04
So just take a ride up there and see if that is.
01:06
I'm thinking that's where it is.
01:31
Sergeant Connelly on the air.
01:34
On the air.
01:35
Uh,
01:36
41st and 8th is open back up.
01:38
But what I'm gonna do, the agents that we have on 8th haven't been allowing turns just to alleviate traffic for a little while, and then we'll let them turn.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.
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Location mentioned:
8th Ave, New York, NY
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