Memorial Drive closed for Head of the Charles event, Cambridge MA


The River Bend portion of Memorial Drive in Cambridge is closed due to the Head of the Charles event. The closure will last until 7:00 PM tomorrow. Emergency services are advised to use alternate routes because of heavy pedestrian traffic. Safety Launch from Empire Station 6 is responding to the area.
Audio|Source: Boston Area Special Event / Working Incident
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Transcript:
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So to the head of the Charles event, River Bend Portional Memorial Drive will be closed as of right now until tomorrow night, 1900.
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All right.
00:19
For about 20 minutes,
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he will be there all day.
00:23
You may have ran they got a coffee or something.
00:27
Okay, I just drove by, didn't seem.
00:29
Alright, that's good to know.
00:31
Did he say was they going to cover the overnight tonight, or is it just patient?
00:37
No, it sounded like they have the whole thing covered until, I think, 8 p.m.
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tomorrow night.
00:44
I'll receive. It's good.
00:50
They're advising EMS[1] to take a different route anyway, just with the pedestrian traffic over there.
00:58
That's a good move, yeah. It's going to be rough to get through anyway.
01:05
Empire Station 6, Safety Launch is responding. We have that.
01:09
This is Net Control at 756.
Police codes explained
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[1]
EMS: Emergency medical services response or assistance requested.
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Location mentioned:
Riverbend Park, 1001 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02138
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