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911 Calls Describe 'Total Gridlock,' 'Nightmare' During Fort Lee Traffic Jam
HUNTER WALKER – FEBRUARY 13, 2014, 5:34 PM EST
Records of 911 calls obtained by the Associated Press and published on Thursday illustrate just how badly emergency workers in Fort Lee, N.J. were affected by the September lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.
Audio recordings and dispatch logs showed police and ambulance workers describing "total gridlock" on the streets and warning of delayed response to 911 calls.
"Fort Lee traffic is a nightmare," a dispatcher said in one of the calls.
"You're all aware the town is in total gridlock, right?" said another.
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