SAN JOSE (BCN) — Interstate Highway 880 has reopened to traffic after downed power lines on the highway blocked all lanes near Bascom Avenue in San Jose for two hours Friday morning, 511 transit officials said.
By 11:40 a.m., power was fully restored at Mineta San Jose International Airport after an outage affected the entire airport for almost two hours Friday morning, according to airport officials.
Heavy winds and falling tree limbs has downed numerous power poles in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties Friday morning, leaving tens of thousands of PG&E customers without power, according to PG&E officials.
Two transmission poles on the Central Coast were brought down and a PG&E substation in Salinas, where 25,069 people are currently experiencing an outage, was also affected.
Winds as fast as 69 mph were reported at the Salinas airport starting at 5:30 a.m., PG&E spokeswoman Mayra Tostado said. Some 5,454 Monterey residents are still without power Friday afternoon.
PG&E crews from other services areas are responding to the South Bay and Central Coast to help restore power, but in many cases downed vegetation is making it difficult for crews to access sites and complete
repairs.In Santa Cruz, 5,364 customers are still experiencing an outage.
In Santa Cruz, 5,364 customers are still experiencing an outage.Officials expect more outages to crop up throughout the day as heavy winds continue to blow in the area, Tostado said.
Residents who come across downed lines or power poles should stay away and call 911 immediately. “We are facing very dangerous situations,” Tostado said.
“We are facing very dangerous situations,” Tostado said.
Tens of thousands of Santa Clara County residents are experiencing outages as of 1 p.m., including 16,929 in San Jose and 6,635 in Gilroy.
Here are the current power outage numbers for the Bay Area:
| Area | Remaining Customers |
| East Bay | 3,914 |
| North Bay | 1,255 |
| Peninsula | 19 |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| South Bay | 12,322 |
| Bay Area Total | 17,514 |