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Downed Powerlines Halt Highway 101 Traffic In Peninsula: PG&E
Fallen trees have damaged PG&E powerlines, and around 4,000 Menlo Park-area residents are without power, the utility said.
MENLO PARK, CA – Downed powerlines halted traffic on a major Bay Area freeway Thursday morning, PG&E said.
Traffic has been stopped on Highway 101 between Marsh and Willow roads, the utility said.
The outage has knocked out power to around 4,000 Menlo Park-area customers, the utility said.
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‘We are working with Caltrans and the CHP to identify the best way to safely do this work with the least possible traffic impact,” the utility said in a 10:19 a.m. tweet.
We are facing a challenging situation restoring power to approximately 4,000 customers in #BelleHaven, #MenloPark. Fallen trees have caused damage to our powerlines, and it will not be possible to restore power without temporarily stopping traffic on nearby Highway 101 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/aKxyirA3uY
— Pacific Gas & Electric (@PGE4Me) February 23, 2023
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