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"BURLINGAME, Calif. (KGO) -- All lanes of Highway 101 between Millbrae Avenue and Anza Boulevard in Burlingame are closed due to downed power lines across the freeway. At 9:33 p.m. (Friday, 8/28/15) a PG&E transmission tower collapsed, causing a big power surge in the Bay Area that could be seen at AT&T Park as the lights flickered during the San Francisco Giants game.
PG&E says a third-party construction crew with a crane struck the transmission tower causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto the highway. That caused traffic to stop for over six hours until PG&E could de-energize the lines and safely move drivers out of the way. They said they were waiting for special equipment to arrive on scene. Northbound traffic is being diverted to Anza Boulevard and southbound traffic is being diverted to Millbrae Avenue. The construction project that crews were working on is one that is jointly shared by Caltrans and San Mateo County."
Note: photograph and several slides by Michael Macor from San Francisco Chronicle/SF Gate, 8/29/15.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
4 comments:
Cal-Trans strikes again !!!
Okay Tom 214, easy enough source confusion, now highlighted: "... a third-party construction crew with a crane struck the transmission tower causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto the highway."
It's more like Caltrans was struck, rather than "strikes again".
Kathy, The third party construction crew was working as a sub-contractor for Cal-Trans& San Mateo County. Cal-Trans as the lead agency is responsible for the actions of it sub-contractors.
Tom 314, due to highway construction there-- okay, thanks for the clarification.
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