Traffic Hazard Caused by Verizon Pole on Highway 101 South in Hum 122.40 Results in Power Outages and Traffic Delays

AI SUMMARY: At 12:40 pm, a traffic hazard was reported on Highway 101 South in Humboldt County at mile marker 122.40. The California Highway Patrol dispatch log shows that traffic was still moving, and PG&E was called to the scene to deal with a possible issue involving a Verizon pole. PG&E provided a 60-minute ETA for their response. The Department of Transportation (DOT) was also called and mentioned a 30-minute ETA. Additionally, other agencies were assisting with traffic control and communication efforts. The log indicates that there were delays in getting responses from Frontier and DOT.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:23 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:03 p.m.
[4] TRAFFIC STILL MOVING
1:06 p.m.
[18] 1039 DOT WILL BE ENRT WHEN CLR [Shared]
1:24 p.m.
[25] 1039 PGE [Shared]
1:25 p.m.
[26] PGE WILL RECONT WITH REF NUMBER AND ETA [Shared]
1:32 p.m.
[29] PGE WILL RECALL WITH ETA [Shared]
1:36 p.m.
[30] PER PGE 60 MIN ETA [Shared]
1:49 p.m.
[34] A16-019 POSS VERIZON POLE , WILL GIVE POLE NUMBER [Shared]
1:50 p.m.
[35] A16-019 POLE NUMBER // VZ267671 [Shared]
1:54 p.m.
[36] 1039 PGE RE LN 34-35 [Shared]
2 p.m.
[39] 1039 DOT WILL RECALL [Shared]
2:03 p.m.
[40] PER DOT 30 MIN ETA FOR DOT [Shared]
2:19 p.m.
[43] 16-19 PARKS 97 ASSISTING WITH 1184 FOR SMALLER VEHS//HIGHER PROFILE VEHS ARE STAGING [Shared]
2:52 p.m.
[46] 1039 DOT
3:20 p.m.
[48] 19 REQ ETA FRM FRONTIER AND DOT
3:20 p.m.
[49] 1039 DOT NO ANS
3:55 p.m.
[52] A16-019 1 WAY TRFC IN PLACE FOR ALL VEHS
4:10 p.m.
[53] A16-019 RDWAY OPEN

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