Traffic & Transit
Cement Truck Hits Power Pole On Porter Creek, Blocking Road: CHP
The crash Friday left the entire roadway blocked at Petrified Forest Road and Calistoga Road, according to CHP reports.
NORTH BAY, CA — A cement truck collided with a power pole and a fence Friday on Porter Creek Road, leaving the roadway blocked at Calistoga Road / Petrified Forest Road and the Napa-Sonoma county line, according to California Highway Patrol dispatchers.
The crash was reported at about 9:40 a.m. and left power lines down "all over the roadway," CHP traffic logs indicated.
As of 5:30 p.m. Friday, Porter Creek Road remained closed in both directions at Calistoga Road / Petrified Forest Road. There was no one-way traffic control in effect, CHP noted.
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PG&E was on scene to repair the damage and install a new power pole, according to CHP.
It was not yet known when the roadway might be reopened to traffic; Napa County Public Works advised it would remain closed through Friday evening.
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Public works crews reportedly put up electronic message boards about the road closure in both Napa and Sonoma counties.
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