Downed Power Lines Halt Traffic on Highway 36 Near Swains’s Flat
Photos courtesy The Emerald Magazine.
UPDATE, 9:30 a.m.:
This incident occurred near Swains’s flat, not near Platina as previously reported. There was a mixup between incidents.
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A series of downed power lines briefly shut down Highway 36 at around 3:40 this afternoon.
The California Highway patrol reports that a tree likely fell on the lines. Scanner traffic indicated at the time that three power poles were affected.
Caltrans, PG&E and AT&T were all dispatched to the scene. CHP was also on scene directing traffic, and reports that one lane was opened up at 4:50 p.m.
3:41
p.m.
[3] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj by CHP
3:41
p.m.
[1] POWER LINES CAME DOWN HERE , RP STATES VEH HIT TREE THAT LANDED IN POWER LINES TAKING LINES DOWN AND NOW THERE IS NO CAR 97
3:42
p.m.
[5] 1039 CF
3:42
p.m.
Unit Assigned
3:43
p.m.
Unit Assigned
3:43
p.m.
[6] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
3:43
p.m.
Unit Enroute
4:12
p.m.
Unit At Scene
4:14
p.m.
[13] 1039 PGE/WILL RECALL WITH ETA
4:17
p.m.
[14] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF TREES IN RDWY // CF 97
4:19
p.m.
[17] [Notification] [CHP]-PGE ETA 15 MINS
4:30
p.m.
Unit At Scene
4:31
p.m.
[26] A16-044 LOOKING LIKE NEG TC POSS TREE FELL OVER LINES NO VEHS INVLD WILL ADVS FURTHER, MED WAS 22'D ON SCENE
4:48
p.m.
[34] 1039 ENTAC VIA 1021
4:51
p.m.
[36] A16-044 OPENING ONE LANE OF TRAFF NOW
4:54
p.m.
[37] 1039 ENTAC LINE 36
5:07
p.m.
Unit Assigned
5:23
p.m.
Unit Cleared
5:26
p.m.
[38] A16-044 RDWY OPEN NEG TC
5:26
p.m.
Unit Cleared
5:44
p.m.
[39] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 1631 RDWY CLR //PGE TOOK CARE OF WIRES AND HAS THIER OWN TRAFFIC CONTROL ENRT
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