Fire truck closes main street in johnstown, Johnstown PA
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Road ClosureA fire truck is blocking the intersection of Franklin and Main Streets in Johnstown. Main Street is closed from Franklin Street to the transit center. Bus access is affected and traffic is rerouted via Locust and Washington Streets. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes due to congestion.
Audio|Heard on: Cambria County Transit Authority - Urban Division
Listen to dispatch call
03:38
Transcript:
00:00
You're just giving you on the driver's warning that there's a fire truck sitting in the middle of the intersection of Franklin and Main with the lights on I don't know what he's planning on doing.
00:18
Yeah,
00:19
I haven't heard anything in skin.
00:22
I do want to make the cops.
00:26
Copy that.
00:31
Eported by.
00:38
Just fast, go ahead.
00:43
Yeah, like Mike said, um, fire department has Main Street completely closed right now from Franklin Street to the transit center, so there's no way to get to the transit center from Main Street.
00:55
So I'm going to have to go around and I guess all those boxes are going to have to stay on Logan until they're cleared.
01:21
Got received.
01:28
dispatch, go ahead.
01:31
Hey, just making you aware,
01:33
doing the 17 outbound.
01:34
There's also fire and rescue presence right after the light at Bedford Nanny.
01:40
We got one lane blocks to see you have to use oncoming traffic lane to go around them, so
01:45
inbound 17, just be cautious because traffic's going to be congested.
01:52
Okay, mate.
02:02
104 to dispatch, that is a gas leak,
02:06
on Bedford Street.
02:11
Okay, I can't do it.
02:12
Okay, Judge.
02:18
104, clear.
02:27
8-2 dispatch.
02:34
You go ahead, Mike.
02:36
Yeah, Ron, I couldn't make God everything that was said.
02:40
I heard something about the transit center.
02:42
I'm coming in off the Oakhurst.
02:43
Am I able to get in there?
02:48
No, you can't use Main Street.
02:51
You're going to have to circle around and, you know, stage on Locust at anything.
03:01
Okay, can I use market domain locus that way?
03:12
Right, it's close from Franklin Street to the transit center.
03:21
Hey Mike, they're right there in the intersection of Franklin and Main, so you won't be able to go anywhere in that intersection.
03:28
I would just go all the way down, Washington,
03:31
and come in on Lucas.
03:33
Okay, thank you, I appreciate it.
03:37
No problem, 188, clear.
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Location mentioned:
Main St & Franklin St, Johnstown, PA 15901
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