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UPDATED: Alpine Road & 280 Near Portola Valley Closed for Downed Power Lines
Officials deemed it an 'electrical hazard' because wires and trees were down in the road.
UPDATED, 4:30 P.M.: Westbound Alpine Road near 280 is now open, but eastbound is still closed with no estimated time for re-opening.
A road in San Mateo County is closed in all directions after downed trees and wires fell onto the roadway this morning, creating an electrical hazard, county emergency officials said.
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Alpine Road was shut down south of Interstate Highway 280 near Portola Valley as of 11:50 a.m. after trees and electrical wires fell onto the roadway, emergency officials said.
The roadway is expected to be closed into the mid-afternoon.
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Officials advised motorists to avoid the area.
- Bay City News contributed to this report
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