Traffic Hazard Caused by Unsecured Metal Plates at Harrison Avenue and Buhne Street

AI SUMMARY: At 3:05 PM, the California Highway Patrol Dispatch received a report of a traffic hazard at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Buhne Street. The Eureka Police Department reported that a construction company had dug holes in the roadway and covered them with metal plate/man covers. Vehicles passing over the plates caused them to lift off, exposing the holes and creating a potential danger. The EPD replaced the covers but warned that the hazard may occur again as vehicles continue to drive over them.

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3:05 p.m.
[2] PER EPD CONSTRUCTION IN AREA IN BOTH NB AND SB LNS
3:05 p.m.
[3] THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DUG HOLES IN THE RDWY AND COVERED THE HOLES W/ METAL PLATE / MAN COVERS
3:05 p.m.
[4] PER EPD WHEN VEH PASS OVER THE PLATES THEY THEN LIFT OFF AND THE HOLES ARE EXPOSED AND THE PLT IS 1125 AS WELL
3:06 p.m.
[5] EPD REPLACED THE COVERS BUT ADVSD MAY OCCUR AGAIN AS VEHS DRIVE OVER

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