Power line blocks road, traffic diverted in Ithaca, Tompkins County NY
Traffic, Road ClosureEmergency services are on site managing a road closure caused by a low-hanging power line across East Shore Drive, diverting traffic for safety.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
04:23
Transcript:
canceling MS. Engine 3 is on scene. We got to think. Engine 3 is on scene. We've got to pull across the road, primary is hanging. Traffic is going to be limited here. Looks like the majority of the cars are out of the way. We'll advise on excurs on extrication needs. Engine 1 is taking the road. (name withheld), (name withheld), can you show Engine 4 clear and in service? Engine 4 cleared and in service 816. Engine 2, if you want to try to get these cars behind us, turned around, and maybe... block the street down there just so we're limited traffic this way. Engine two copies, we've got the road farther down from you, we will direct traffic down here. Let us know if you need anything operational up there. 1902. Can you activate our fire police to shut down East Shore Drive at (number withheld)? Good. 6-3 is on for a rescue one. Tompkins from Engine 3. Engine 3. New Advise, NYSEG, it's going to be primaries, hanging low. You're going to need a new pole out here. I can't get to a pole number, it's right at the number, but it's just outside the yacht club over here. This is the ceiling. Q1-963 on local. Go out with your message. We're behind 902 right now. Do you want us to come into the scene or wait out here? I'm not down there. ETHICO Fire Police, 902 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and (number withheld) to divert traffic away from East Shore. That's, ETHIRE police, EZO2 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and (number withheld), to shut down East Shore Drive. Time out, 821. Thompson's 2 East Shore Drive, command. Go ahead, Thompson, you got 9-02. Enter 2, New York State DOT has been notified. They'll most likely send somebody down. We're going to need the road shut down, probably on the north end as well. There are still vehicles coming down from that way. Engine 2. Engine 2. Well, enforcement, it has the north shutdown down for you.
canceling MS. Engine 3 is on scene. We got to think. Engine 3 is on scene. We've got to pull across the road, primary is hanging. Traffic is going to be limited here. Looks like the majority of the cars are out of the way. We'll advise on excurs on extrication needs. Engine 1 is taking the road. (name withheld), (name withheld), can you show Engine 4 clear and in service? Engine 4 cleared and in service 816. Engine 2, if you want to try to get these cars behind us, turned around, and maybe... block the street down there just so we're limited traffic this way. Engine two copies, we've got the road farther down from you, we will direct traffic down here. Let us know if you need anything operational up there. 1902. Can you activate our fire police to shut down East Shore Drive at (number withheld)? Good. 6-3 is on for a rescue one. Tompkins from Engine 3. Engine 3. New Advise, NYSEG, it's going to be primaries, hanging low. You're going to need a new pole out here. I can't get to a pole number, it's right at the number, but it's just outside the yacht club over here. This is the ceiling. Q1-963 on local. Go out with your message. We're behind 902 right now. Do you want us to come into the scene or wait out here? I'm not down there. ETHICO Fire Police, 902 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and (number withheld) to divert traffic away from East Shore. That's, ETHIRE police, EZO2 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and (number withheld), to shut down East Shore Drive. Time out, 821. Thompson's 2 East Shore Drive, command. Go ahead, Thompson, you got 9-02. Enter 2, New York State DOT has been notified. They'll most likely send somebody down. We're going to need the road shut down, probably on the north end as well. There are still vehicles coming down from that way. Engine 2. Engine 2. Well, enforcement, it has the north shutdown down for you.
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Location mentioned:
E Shore Dr & James L Gibbs Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
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