Train breakdown closes Long Island Avenue; traffic rerouted, Suffolk County NY


Long Island Avenue is closed because a train has broken down. MTA workers are on site. Traffic is being redirected onto Merritt Avenue until the train service resumes.
Audio|Source: Suffolk County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
03:35
Transcript:
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Road crossing Long Island Avenue and Strait Pass Mars, please out.
00:19
I'm having an additional call for a 1010C.
00:21
This one stating negative PI not blocking Northbound County Route 83 of a white, shabby, PSE, and GVIN in a black condespan.
00:29
You can check and advise if that's going to be one.
00:36
On merit, right?
00:39
On merit, um,
00:42
bypass Long Island Avenue, I see some MTA workers out here, so it could just be that the train broke down.
00:51
Do that right now.
00:53
Do that right now. You're already late, right?
00:58
I'm about five minutes late.
01:01
If I go down Merritt Avenue, I can get on 18th Street from there and forth.
01:08
Four, that sounds like a plan. Do that, William.
01:10
Thanks for calling.
01:13
You can't go around the traffic.
01:16
The other side of the train is actually open, which is what I'm doing.
01:20
Um,
01:22
yeah, you can't go around this time.
01:26
Who is?
01:38
I have TP1 with me as well. You can put them in right as well.
01:44
One hand, central for me in route.
01:48
One DD2 and one GD4.
01:52
104, 1802,
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184.
01:56
One Charlie, Senator Samuel.
01:59
One Charlie.
02:01
Thank you, York.
02:10
As well as 112.
02:13
Time.
02:18
Show myself, one team of Mary and Russ.
02:21
C.O.8 74 is the most second.
02:28
You're gonna have one waiting for you, a little bit further out from the Apple Beach.
02:33
Chat on the road bus.
02:35
Ready to keep her transfer?
02:40
Can you tell me in that one is.
02:42
One lieutenant in route.
02:47
Yeah, 1012 with Cope 7s 32.
02:52
Mileage is 662, negative camera.
02:58
1040, 3.
03:04
I'm straight back from Long Island Avenue.
03:09
Okay,
03:13
so did all the 12s copy that? We're going to use merit. We're going to use merit until the train opens up.
03:20
You're going to bypass Long Island Avenue going both ways. You're going to make the left-on merit.
03:27
Going east and then you're going to make a right on Merrick going west. When it opens up, we'll resume.
03:34
All the 12s, copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Merritt Ave, Babylon, NY
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