The traffic signals went out at the intersection of El Camino Real, Grant Road and State Highway 237 on Tuesday afternoon, July 18, causing traffic to back up during the evening rush hour.
The major intersection turned into a four-way stop due to the outage. The Mountain View Police Department announced the problem in a tweet at 4:13 p.m., noting that power was expected to come back later Tuesday night.
The outage began at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday when PG&E cut power during work on a nearby project, a Mountain View Police Department spokesperson told the Voice. The spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that the traffic signals were functioning again, but directed questions about when power was restored to PG&E.
The utility company did not immediately respond to questions from the Voice.
Mountain View Police told the public to avoid calling 911 to report the outage, noting that the lines need to be open for emergencies.
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Old Mountain View
on Jul 19, 2023 at 8:38 am
Registered user
on Jul 19, 2023 at 8:38 am
The light was still out past midnight. The intersection was very dark and seemed very dangerous. I'm surprised there were no temporary warning lights or a police presence.