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Authorities in Salt Lake City are coordinating with the power company to address a potential hazard involving power lines threatening to fall onto the freeway near 900 East. A full closure of the freeway in both directions is being planned to ensure safety.

Power Lines at Risk of Falling Onto Freeway

South 604. 604. Westbound IED is fully open, I'll be 10-8. I copy, westbound IED open at 1931.

The westbound lanes of the freeway are now open.

 Can I have a, if we can have a unit for eastbound off of 7th East, I'll get foot, take the westbound side for us at runoff 13th East.

 Salt Lake 453, if we can get one more unit on the eastbound side to help IMP, 656, we'll do westbound on 604.

10-4. Can I have a, if we can have a unit for eastbound off of 7th East, I'll get foot, take the westbound side for us at runoff 13th East. 10-4, 656, do you copy? Salt Lake 656 copies. 10-4. Salt Lake 453, if we can get one more unit on the eastbound side to help IMP, 656, we'll do westbound on 604. 10-4. Are you available to help? Affirm, from the Canyon. 10-4.

Additional units are being positioned to manage traffic flow around the freeway closure.

Tower Lake 604, 10-14. Go ahead. I just talked with the RP. He said he's going to need a hard closure east and westbound at 900 East.

Authorities are planning a full closure of the freeway in both directions near 900 East.

4. Salt Lake 588. 588. My cell phone 629 will be 17th to the RO's address. Alright, copy. Salt Lake 635, 10-8, do you need me anywhere? Can you assist with the pedestrian, 11400 South I-15 Southbound? Affirm, 17th from 45 I-15 Southbound. 1847. Salt Lake 9 Alpha 530, do we know if Rocky Mountain Power is on the eastbound or westbound side? Let's make contact with them. They did not state which side of the road they were on. I can, they're not...

4. Salt Lake 588. 588. My cell phone 629 will be 17th to the RO's address. Alright, copy. Salt Lake 635, 10-8, do you need me anywhere? Can you assist with the pedestrian, 11400 South I-15 Southbound? Affirm, 17th from 45 I-15 Southbound. 1847. Salt Lake 9 Alpha 530, do we know if Rocky Mountain Power is on the eastbound or westbound side? Let's make contact with them. They did not state which side of the road they were on. I can, they're not... 17...

Authorities are coordinating with the power company to address the power line issue on the freeway.

South Lake 453, copy that. We're going to have IMT help with that. Get a few more units.

Additional units and a management team are being called to assist with the power line situation.

 900 East, ID eastbound and westbound, Rocky Mountain Power is requesting to close down that area.

 They're stating that the power lines are about to fall over on the freeway.

 There's a contact for the technician on scene in the notes, if you can start that way.

South Lake 604, clear. I copy. Can you copy a traffic hazard? 10-4, go ahead. 900 East, ID eastbound and westbound, Rocky Mountain Power is requesting to close down that area. They're stating that the power lines are about to fall over on the freeway. There's a contact for the technician on scene in the notes, if you can start that way. 10-4.

Police have received a report of power lines about to fall over onto the freeway.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-80 & 900 E.

Power Lines at Risk of Falling Onto Freeway

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