PG&E Completes Repairs To 3 Transmission Towers In Burlingame Ahead Of Schedule

(RTTNews) - Pacific Gas and Electric Co., a subsidiary of PG&E Corp. (PCG), said that its crews completed repairs to three transmission towers in Burlingame ahead of schedule, after a third party doing construction work severely damaged the towers and related electrical equipment on Friday night, halting traffic on Highway 101 on the Peninsula in both directions.

Despite the severity of the damage caused by third-party contractor Jafec USA Inc., Pacific Gas and Electric Company or PG&E was able to make the situation safe, together with first responders and partner agencies, and complete the repairs to its infrastructure necessary for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to re-open Highway 101 at 2:30 p.m. today, two and a half hours ahead of schedule.

PG&E activated its incident command and deployed two PG&E Mobile Command Vehicles to manage the company's response.

In the coming weeks, PG&E will need to do further repairs or replace the damaged towers before restringing and energizing the wires.