Downed Power Line Backs Up Traffic on Highway 101 Near Confusion Hill
Photo provided by Scott Gourley.
A downed power line completely shut down Highway 101 for roughly an hour this afternoon, near the roadside attraction Confusion Hill.
According to the Caltrans QuickMap, Highway 101 is mostly clear of debris and has been reopened to one-way traffic.
According to the California Highway Patrol Caltrans, PG&E units that were supposed to call for a line crew have taken off.
1:06
p.m.
[3] 1039 CT
1:07
p.m.
Unit Assigned
1:09
p.m.
[7] 1039 PGandE
1:11
p.m.
[8] 1651 ENRT ETA 10 MIN
1:20
p.m.
[11] PER PG AND E ETA 30 MIN
1:21
p.m.
[15] A105-022 NB TRAFFC BACKED POWERLINE IS COMPLETELY BLKG
1:21
p.m.
Unit At Scene
1:22
p.m.
[16] 1039 105-S3
1:29
p.m.
[19] 1039 CT FOR POSS CMS SIGN ACTIVATION FOR THAT AREA
1:29
p.m.
Unit Assigned
1:29
p.m.
Unit Enroute
1:32
p.m.
Unit Cleared
1:39
p.m.
[23] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 VERIZON/TICKET# CADW04C4R1 - 4 HOURS IS THEIR STANDARD ETA [Shared]
1:44
p.m.
Unit Assigned
1:44
p.m.
Unit Enroute
2
p.m.
[29] A105-022 RDWY IS MOSTLY CLR STARTING ONE WAY TRFC CONTROL
2:28
p.m.
[33] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 105-S3, 1 HOUR OR LONGER TO GET RDWY COMPLETELY CLR/WORKING ON CT FOR 11-84 [Shared]
2:50
p.m.
[35] 105-22 INQ PGE LINE CREW ETA
3:37
p.m.
[37] CT HAS 1-WAY TRFC CONTROL/BOTH PGandE UNITS THAT WERE 10-97 TOOK OFF AND WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL THE LINE CREW
4:01
p.m.
[40] Pge ENRT FRM GVILLE, THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PGE LINES IN THE RDWY WHEN THEY LEFT
4:22
p.m.
Unit At Scene
5:35
p.m.
[42] PGandE 10-97 AND ESTABLISHED THEIR OWN 11-84
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