Traffic Hazard Causes Hard Closure at Birch Street and Sherwood Road

AI SUMMARY: At 8:30 PM, a traffic hazard was reported at the intersection of Birch Street and Sherwood Road. The reporting party saw fire trucks at the scene. The California Highway Patrol requested county roads assistance for call out and PG&E was notified, but they had a negative estimated time of arrival. CHiPs advised that they could only do a hard closure if power lines were down. County roads were dispatched to roll cords call out, while the road will be closed. PG&E was expected to arrive in 30 minutes for a hard closure on Birch Street.

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8:30 p.m.
[8] RP SEES FIRE TRUCKS NOW
8:31 p.m.
[14] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF REQ CO RDS FOR CALL OUT/ CF NOTIFIED PGE NEG ETA
8:33 p.m.
[15] 105-57 CPZ ROLL CORDS CALL OUT
8:39 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-CORDS WILL BE ENRT/ ADV THEY CANT DO MUCH OTHER THAN A HARD CLOSURE IF POWERLINES ARE DOWN
8:39 p.m.
[20] 1022 LN 16
8:57 p.m.
[22] B105-057 PER BROOKTAILS FIRE DEPT PGandE HAS 30 MIN ETA / HARD CLOSURE ON BIRCH ST

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