Two deep potholes create traffic hazard on highway, Panama City FL
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Road ClosureTwo potholes about four to five inches deep on Highway 2301 are causing a traffic hazard. Public Works has been notified and cones have been placed around the potholes. The potholes were previously patched but have deteriorated again. Attempts will be made to patch them temporarily until a permanent fix can be done.
Audio|Heard on: Bay County Law Enforcement
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02:49
Transcript:
00:00
Show me out with the signal 20[1] near Highway 2301.
00:51
You could notify Public Works.
00:53
It's going to be two potholes that were previously patched.
00:58
All of the cold patches come out.
01:00
It's about five inches deep.
01:04
Copy, do you have any cones to put out until they can come?
01:07
That's 10 for them.
01:09
We're putting cones on both of them, but they're smacked back in the middle of the road, so it's going to create a good bit of a traffic hazard.
01:17
Probably, I'm calling them now.
01:41
How deep? Did you say the potholes were? 26.
01:48
The larger one's a good five inches deep.
01:55
The other one's probably about four.
01:57
But the patch came out and some of the pavements about to cave in on this other patch that stayed in.
02:35
Made contact with OnCost Street, they advise that it's a county road, however, he's going to load some stuff up and try to patch it the best he can.
02:44
Copy, it is filled with water, so we're probably just to have to pack it and hope it holds until it dries out.
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[1]
signal 20: Mental health issue / Mentally ill person
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Location mentioned:
Hwy 2301, Panama City, FL 32404
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