Stoney Creek Bridge Closure (Anne Arundel County)

[ThePhotoGuy]

On Monday at 12:01 AM, the Stoney Creek Drawbridge (Fort Smallwood Rd) in Anne Arundel County will be closed for all vehicular and pedestrian traffic till August 12th.

I suspect the will be a lot of radio traffic due to to its high impact on traffic and emergency response.

There was talk that communities North of the Bridge (Stoney Beach, Orchard Beach, etc.) that are usually covered by the Eastern District Officer (3A1) will be covered by a Northern District Officer.

I have not heard anything concerning the fire department if they will increase staffing, add additional units, etc.

I would expect there to be a lot of activity on the Anne Arundel 800mhz system. MSP might also be involved due to it being a state project.

I would expect activity on the SHA frequencies.

The contractors doing the work is a company named “Astron” from North Carolina. Any idea on what frequencies they might be using?

 

[ThePhotoGuy]

When Fire Alarm did their morning informational broadcast, they stated that the running assignments for Riviera Beach (Station 13) and Orchard Beach (Station 11) have changed.

Northern Police District also appears to be handling incidents North of the Stoney Creek Bridge.

 

[ResQguy]

Funny thing, there was a wreck on Energy Pkwy today, and 13 was on the run card. How was that going to be possible?

 

[ThePhotoGuy]

Funny thing, there was a wreck on Energy Pkwy today, and 13 was on the run card. How was that going to be possible?

From what I have been told about the situation of the bridge is that with the current cad system, you can't manually put in that the road is closed so the run cards can't be changed. If they were on the newer cad system that they disbanded than it would be much easier to change.

So I guess it is up to the dispatchers to remember that the bridge is closed and then pick the better unit.

 

[ThePhotoGuy]

The Police post is 2D4 on the Northern Talkgroup.