1 year ago
45
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - AT&T and Xfinity services person been interrupted arsenic a effect of a solo clang involving a motortruck successful Merced County, the California Highway Patrol said.
CHP says a tractor-trailer traveling eastbound attempted to marque a close crook from Highway 140 to southbound Thornton Road successful Merced County.
Officers accidental the tractor-trailer was incapable to halt successful time, causing the trailer of the conveyance to deed and sever a connection pole. As a result, a 2nd rod was besides severed, and the downed connection lines struck a stopped conveyance connected Thornton Road astatine Highway 140.
According to CHP, the pursuing services are affected:
- AT&T: Lan lines and compartment towers volition beryllium affected for astir 7 to 8 hours.
- Xfinity: Internet, TV, Telephone, and information services volition beryllium affected for astir 9 to 10 hours.
Drivers are encouraged to debar the country and usage alternate routes if imaginable portion crews enactment to reconstruct services and wide the roadway.
