Water main break causes road closure near Main St, Windham ME


A water main break near Main St has caused the road to cave in. Emergency crews have closed the road for repairs, expecting the closure to last about 7 to 8 hours. Traffic control is in place, and one lane will remain open during the repair work.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Public Safety
06:50
Transcript:
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Gray Road and River Road and Gray Road and Grey Road at Newhall.
00:05
Appears to be a water main leak and the shoulder of the pavement is already caving in.
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I'm 2, squad, 27.
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10-4[1].
00:19
Copy, she's unseen. They want it shut down at River and Maine and Newhall in Maine. The shoulder's already caving in.
00:26
Copy. We'll shut it down on New Hall.
00:29
Copy.
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You're going to New Hall. Captain 210, do you copy?
00:33
Stack for now. She's going to call her banks and then call back asking for me.
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2.10 file. I copy the traffic.
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We'll be starting the traffic van that way.
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10, 4. Thank you. 348.
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3.49 County, show me out.
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Copy 49. Forty County, 3.48.
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Go ahead.
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Fire alarm squad 27s and Rule 1.
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Station south.
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Copy Squad 27, you're going to shut it down at Newhall.
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29.
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173.
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29, good.
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The serving on off-suit trail,
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Barbara Bush 445, Boston, Boston Canyon, 445 BBK.
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Join next.
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So, second, part of the eMF office district fourth.
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For email is to respond to number 9, Avenue 4th.
01:59
It's going to be for an alpha-level 70-year-old female, 6 person.
02:06
We'll click until like that.
02:08
That was fast, simple.
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So let's be off in May Med. I'm not at 18.2, 18.2. 18.2.
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I copy 18.2.
02:25
4-0-a-mills responding.
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Temporary emails 2.
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9 Avenue 4, 74-year-old female presenting 6.
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Alpha-level call.
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County to Gormick. County to Gormick.
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3.49, County.
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340 Naga. From engine 6.
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Holding a PD accident in front of 52 State Street.
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Avenue 4 call, we're going to swing over there.
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10-4[1].
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Follow from Lillum Traffic, 215.
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Answering traffic 215.
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Your modulation was live on the menu.
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102 Main Street, crew two for traffic control.
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Go get it, thank you.
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In for traffic control.
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All right, I'm squad 27, off at Railroad and Newhall.
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Copy your off at Gray and Newhall.
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333 County.
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I'm right up that code 42 of 349 once me to slide down there.
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County 349.
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Should be offset in 48.
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Copy that, 33-year onset.
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4-0-0-inch and 6 on scene.
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Negative 29 was once out of bail.
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29, Karen.
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29, Eric.
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I'm clear on my stop. I can start down for the crash.
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3-9 Scarborough 1883.
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Route 1, main conservation, 1 33042, 13042.
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13042.
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21 County.
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Windham 21, go ahead with your truck.
05:07
Waterists are starting a digging crew.
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They're going to keep the road closed until the crew is set up, then they'll operate out of one lane.
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21 to 5.
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Good.
05:21
It might be worth putting something online.
05:24
They're going to be here for 7,
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8 hours.
05:29
Got it.
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Did they say one lane? 21, I've also sent a media group message.
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Very good. Thank you.
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from the air transmitting a second tone for any available fire police to assist an area of near Main St for an extended road closure for a water main break. Again, a second tone for any available fire police to the area of near Main St.
06:14
Requesting any available for traffic control for an extended road closure for a water main break.
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Time of the tone 944.
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Fire alarm squad 27.
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Go ahead, squad 27.
06:27
I just made contact with a fire police member. He's headed over to Maine and River right now.
06:35
Copy. Fire Police member headed to Main and River. Did you copy the update from the Water District?
06:41
Negative.
06:45
They're on scene. They're going to be shutting down to one lane. It'll probably be about seven or eight hours.
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