Tree Hazard Cleared on Highway 169 East after Powerlines Severed

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at 2095 Highway 169 East in Humboldt County around 10:34 AM. PG&E was contacted and is expected to arrive with an estimated time of arrival in 2 hours. The tree that was blocking the roadway at mile marker 20.95 has been cut and the roadway is now passable. However, the tree severed powerlines on the shoulder. PG&E has been informed of the situation. The incident likely occurred around midnight the previous night.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 12:07 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:34 a.m.
[7] 1039 PGE WILL RECALL WITH ETA
10:36 a.m.
[9] 1039 DOT
10:50 a.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-PER PGE ETA 2 HOURS
11:44 a.m.
[12] B16-070 1097 / CORR 1020 MM 20.95
11:56 a.m.
[13] B16-070 TREE THAT WAS IN THE RDWY HAS BEEN CUT / RDWY PASSABLE // APPEARS TREE HAS SEVERED POWERLINES ON SHOULDER / TELECOMM CABLE NEG 1125 // SPOKE WITH PASSING MOTORIST - OCCR'D ABOUT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT // 1098
12:04 p.m.
[14] 1039 PGandE

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