Downed Power Lines Prompt Sig-Alert On Highway 1 In Marin County

MARIN COUNTY, CA – Downed power lines on state Highway 1 left hundreds of customers without power and prompted authorities to issue a Sig-alert Wednesday morning in unincorporated Marin County.

A tree fell onto the highway, blocking the roadway and knocking down power lines around 3:40 a.m. south of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Olema, according to the California Highway Patrol. Both lanes were closed until the tree was partially cleared from the northbound lane around 5:15 a.m. The southbound lane remained closed and one-way traffic control was in effect.

Pacific Gas and Electric reported that around 2,000 customers in the area of the road closure were without power at one point. By 8 a.m., around 70 customers still had no power, including the Bear Valley Visitor Center, according to Point Reyes National Seashore.

Crews remained at the scene. Power was expected to be restored by 1 p.m., according to PG&E.

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