Politics & Government

Dangerous Utility Line on Severn Road?

At first glance, it appears this major utility line on Severn Road is being held up by nothing more than a strategically cut tree. Anyone else find this concerning?

UPDATE (5:15 p.m.)—As I was headed to Panera near Arundel Mills, I drove down Severn Road and made a U-turn after seeing a dangling utility line being held up by a finely-placed tree.

A BGE spokeswoman said in an email that "using a tree to 'hold up lines' is not something BGE would do." She added that a BGE crew would investigate the wire on the tree, which could also be from a cable company. 

With Thursday's forecast calling for rain and wind gusts up to 25 mph, does anyone else think this is a potentially dangerous situation?

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This article previously stated that the utility line was a "power line."

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