Live electrical wire down blocking traffic on Rhode Island road, Lincoln RI
TrafficA live electrical wire has fallen across Rhode Island Route 99, blocking traffic in both directions. Emergency teams are on scene managing the closure. No serious injuries have been reported. Traffic is being diverted to alternate routes while the wire is removed.
Audio|Source: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
04:43
Transcript:
00:00
If we're able to push traffic to 99, the sales hill, maybe you can contact Lincoln PD, see if they can get over to that light.
00:08
They're going to get an extra volume of traffic that way for a little while.
00:12
I'll proceed.
00:14
Thank you. Contact them now.
00:19
27.1. I'm at the access portion. I'm going to try to get them to merge on to 99 north.
00:28
Excuse me, sir, thank you.
00:34
147 X1.
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X1.
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X1. X1. X1.
00:40
So I want to see, yeah, one of the operators have to monitor points of pain, they're rescues en route.
00:45
No serious injuries, you know, we have both planes of traffic completely stopped on both sides for the removal of the live wire.
00:54
That work.
01:00
What's the next one? I have traffic merge down to 99 north.
01:07
Receive, thank you. Lincoln sent out of the car now. Sales O.
01:14
24-7X-1. Just says around energy, aware of the down power lines.
01:19
104 in route.
01:22
Receive, thank you. I'll find them out.
01:25
That work.
01:30
Regul, rescue two is clearing Hasbro.
01:36
If you rescue me, please, playhouse. That work.
01:54
66, next one.
01:57
Next one, sir.
02:02
So we have a car that is diverting from 146 northbound onto the Axis Road for 295 and 99.
02:16
104, sir, 27 strikes in traffic to 99.
02:22
1056 we don't sir might hit a car from what you can drop on that 27 is in the access portion diverting the access portion to 99
02:37
I'm up to 27 if we could try and divert any northbound traffic on 146 onto the access road and if Lincoln has a car they could try and divert some of it on to 2999 starting to get back up
03:04
10.4. If you can't...
03:12
Lincoln State, this is, we have companies trying to go southbound in the northbound lane of 146. Can you just verify where your troopers are that the highway is completely shut down still in the area of Eddy Downing Highway at 99?
03:30
It's going to be completely shut down.
03:37
So, 146.0.
03:41
10 work, sir.
03:47
Thanks five, x1.
03:49
X1, sir.
03:51
No, it is.
03:53
30 minutes on Rhode Island Energy.
03:56
No, work.
03:58
66, next one.
04:05
X1, sir.
04:08
As they have it, I just spoke with one of the Lincoln offices.
04:11
He's swinging around here from the 99 ramp from the Access Road. He's going to head back to the 146 northbound travel portion and divert on the 295 in the row 99.
04:25
Receip, sir, thank you.
04:27
X4 to X1. We have 207 headed out there to assist as well.
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Receive, thank you X4.
04:35
Thank you, X4.
04:36
Thank you, X1.
04:41
You, X1. I'm clear. I'm hitting up there.
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