Water main break causes road damage and lane closures on route 51, Brentwood PA
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, police and fire units responded to a major water main break near Greenlee Road on Route 51 in Brentwood. The break caused severe damage to the northbound lanes, making them impassable and resulting in lane closures. Emergency personnel are managing the scene and coordinating with the water company.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Police, Fire and EMS - Southern Areas
Listen to dispatch call
05:33
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like there's a significant water main break at 51 at Greenlee.
00:04
It's passable at this point, but if it gets worse, it could affect our operation.
00:11
I copy, I appreciate it.
00:17
He advised that he was responding to 19 in a village for an accident.
00:25
Copy.
00:30
Up?
00:33
Yeah, one a night, we can't.
00:35
We're probably familiar with them.
00:38
Listen.
00:44
All right, report was taken, and we were able to find that vehicle and get the insurance if they can show us clear.
00:53
The alarm company called back.
00:56
Advise, I spoke with (name withheld).
00:59
UTIA 15 minutes in the blue Subaru Forrester.
01:05
They're going to have to send someone out.
01:07
The northbound lanes on 51 are completely destroyed.
01:14
That's Kabayokin call.
01:21
16 from a system.
01:24
Good.
01:28
Do you want us to hold until you get down there and see what you're going to need?
01:33
Yeah, I got up there about two minutes.
01:40
Copy, we'll wait for you.
01:46
Bradley.
01:48
Guys are aware we have a mass water break, 5100 Green.
01:51
If anybody's going to be shot to cut two there for calls or anything, I'm sure it's going to be shut down here once the water company gets here.
01:56
Northbound answer just exploded.
02:03
Thank you.
02:07
For 116 C's out.
02:11
Save 116 chiefs on scene, 1900.
02:19
266 truck, DeCani.
02:24
266 truck. 266 truck.
02:28
266 truck will be in.
02:31
1900.
02:35
She won in custody at 1901?
02:42
Code 4, C.
02:49
Code 4, County.
02:54
Copy.
03:00
6 previous dispatch has no tier saying that vehicle to be able to be towed you want to start to tow truck.
03:14
It was 19 on Village, correct?
03:20
Yeah, it looks like they replied that I haven't see how it's entry.
03:26
Copy, I'll be there in a second.
03:28
I'll advise. Just need one or two.
03:32
Well,
03:34
the car verse here.
03:41
Just so we have it, throw some vats and some pumps on our vehicles.
03:48
Bring me a heavy vehicle and probably the utility and possibly the squad.
03:54
We got a major water main break here.
03:56
The concrete pushed up looks like it's going to blow.
03:58
It's getting higher and higher as I'm standing here.
04:02
Racing.
04:13
Two county status check one-16 assistant one-16 chiefs good give me at least one vehicle down here at ACP so we can block off these two lanes this road is really buckled.
04:46
116, Chief County.
04:49
Go ahead.
04:51
I know you have folks at the station.
04:53
You hold off on Retone then.
04:56
Yeah, I got people in the station.
04:57
I told them the whole station I see what we got here.
04:59
They'll be in Ron Bowman, Sarah.
05:03
Understood, just wanted to follow protocol.
05:11
One-60 assistant, give me all the cones you can too.
05:17
Right there.
05:24
He's early leaving.
05:25
Can you give me a call on the phone?
05:31
104. Yeah, I don't see anybody here.
05:33
I'll call you. I'll call you.
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Location mentioned:
PA-51 & Greenlee Rd, Brentwood, PA 15227
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