Railroad crossing signal malfunction causes road blockage, East Rutherford NJ
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, a railroad crossing signal near Taco Bell in East Rutherford malfunctioned and stayed down for about 20 to 30 minutes. The gate and signal caused a road blockage and traffic light issues, leading to people and vehicles being on the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: East Rutherford Fire and Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Can you notify transit? I was flagged down by a pedestrian.
00:06
They said the intersection where the train crosses by Taco Bell.
00:10
Some signal has been down for 20 minutes,
00:13
it's a half hour.
00:14
No trains coming.
00:21
People on the roadway and drive on the boxes behind the field.
00:27
See what a single avenue that might not be able to the box.
00:32
I'm the people in the roadway and the driver of the pockets behind the wheel.
00:37
I'm not too many.
00:44
Here I want I'll be a jump in three o'clock now.
00:52
Norfield valid.
00:58
(number withheld) to (number withheld).
01:02
Good.
01:06
The gate down is also causing this light to stay right all around.
01:13
Want to hand flag it?
01:20
Yeah, I'll do it to clear it up.
01:26
I'll come back.
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Location mentioned:
Railroad Ave, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
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