PG&E to Conduct Essential Transmission Tower Maintenance Work This Weekend in Morro Bay, Which Includes Helicopter Operations
Safety is PG&E’s most important responsibility. Traffic control will be in place at that location on Sunday, May 3, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. The crews will be replacing fiber line and adding aerial safety marker balls to the transmission line. Aside from signs along the road, the California Highway Patrol and contractors with Traffic Management, Inc, will be in the area guiding traffic. Surrounding property owners and residents have received notification. There are no planned outages associated with this work.
During the three-hour working time frame on that Sunday morning there will be a 30-minute period when S. Bay Boulevard will be completely closed due to helicopter work. The exact time is not known as it will be dependent on project progress and weather.
Additional Information about the maintenance work:
WHAT: PG&E has scheduled essential electrical transmission tower maintenance work, to include helicopter operations, beginning near Atascadero Road and moving in the vicinity of CA Highway 41 west toward Morro Bay along one PG&E transmission corridor, then turning south and continuing along a second transmission line near CA Highway 1 in Los Osos, ending near Benjamino Way in San Luis Obispo.
WHERE & WHEN: Work begins on or about 7:00 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 13, 2020, in the vicinity of Atascadero Way in Morro Bay, moving west along PG&E’s transmission tower line near CA Highway 41, then turning south along a second transmission line that runs east of the residential subdivision near Hillcrest Drive and Radcliffe Avenue in Morro Bay; continuing south in proximity to CA Highway 1, including near South Bay Boulevard in Los Osos, ending near Benjamino Way in San Luis Obispo on or before Monday, May 25.
PG&E customers within a two-mile radius of the work zone have already been notified by mail and/or automated telephone messages. There are no planned outages associated with this project.
The California Highway Patrol will assist with traffic control in the area of Highway 1 and South Bay Boulevard in Los Osos during a portion of the project. The time frame for traffic control has not yet been determined and PG&E will advise local media when it will be scheduled.
WHY: The health and safety of PG&E’s customers, its employees and the communities that it serves is PG&E’s primary responsibility. The Governor’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order exempts essential workers in critical infrastructure sectors, including energy.
PG&E is committed to providing safe and reliable energy and ensuring business continuity during these challenging times.
Essential maintenance is required to reinforce several transmission tower structures, including adding foundation reinforcements and steel bracing on tower legs. Also, the existing optical ground wire (fiber) atop the towers requires replacement in order to maintain communication networks used by PG&E and approved competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC).
For additional questions about the project, please contact Mirason Ventura at 661-437-2252.