Downed utility line blocks White Mountain Drive near fire station, Ruidoso NM


A utility line fell down and is blocking White Mountain Drive near Fire Station 2 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Police and fire crews have closed the road and are rerouting traffic. The blockage is causing traffic backups, especially during busy school exit times.
Audio|Source: Ruidoso Police Department
03:1
Transcript:
00:00
1725, head over the White Mountain.
00:05
Temple.
00:09
Dispact, direct, and 611, NMSP does not have anybody in town and they're all on call.
00:16
Temple. Temple.
00:23
Is there an address that it's right in front of where that line is caught?
00:34
I'm getting clicks from whoever's trying to get up.
00:56
I don't know the address. It's the house right on the corner of White Mountain, Sunny Cold Stocks, and softball, please.
01:02
Okay.
01:04
Okay. September.
01:07
11 and 53.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:13
I guess the best way to get there is a PEE off median, 104, you block with traffic.
01:20
104. 104.
01:24
Table.
01:31
You want one of the block traffic on the other side?
01:35
Now give me one unit, if you have to take the bike traffic, I'm not sure I've blocked up traffic is during school exit hours, I believe.
01:47
Sezzle.
01:49
Okay, you realize.
01:54
Go ahead.
01:56
Yeah, there's got the cross to load here.
01:59
Fire's got right now, blocked up.
02:01
Right now in place two.
02:03
Back up for your home is not readable.
02:10
You know where they're going.
02:13
Let me go to my unit.
02:21
311.
02:23
Good.
02:25
Fire has White Mountain blocked off right in front of Fire Station 2. They're looking, it may be cutting through the fire station parking lot to the southball field back under Sunday folks so they can get to Del Norte.
02:36
So their final destination of Del Norte,
02:39
and they just pulled one wire down at the genetic wire.
02:44
Okay, affirmative.
02:46
10-4[1], if we can get them off the road,
02:50
there's just going to be jammed back here,
02:53
probably now and just a little bit later as well.
02:58
10-4[1], they're widening up, they're blocking the whole road no matter what.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
White Mountain Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect