Traffic Hazard Causes Road Blockage on Highway 254 North in Humboldt County, Section 13.50

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic hazard reported on Highway 254 North at Hum 13.50. The dispatch log indicated that the hazard was blocking the whole road and California Highway Patrol was unable to do anything until Pacific Gas & Electric (PGE) arrived to deal with confirmed lines. The Center Technician (CT) was en route with a 30-minute estimated time of arrival and would contact PGE or AT&T once on the scene. It was later confirmed that the lines belonged to AT&T, not PGE.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:03 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:13 p.m.
[4] BLOCKING WHOLE
10:13 p.m.
[5] BLOCKING WHOLE RD
10:16 p.m.
[11] 1039 CT WILL BE ENRT WONT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL PGE COMES IF LINES ARE CONFIRMED PGE
10:19 p.m.
[12] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT ENRT W/ 30 MIN ETA AND WILL CB W/ PGE OR ATT WHEN HE GETS THERE IF WE DONT ALREADY KNOW
10:58 p.m.
[15] 1039 CT ATT LINE NOT PGE
10:59 p.m.
[16] ATC ATT
11:18 p.m.
[21] 1039 ATT NEG REF# NEG ETA
11:42 p.m.
[26] 1039 ATT

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