MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) -- Highway 101 has reopened in both directions at North Main Street in Salinas.
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Numerous power outages throughout Monterey County have left thousands without power after a car impacted transmission lines near Highway 101.
According to PG&E, a car driving near North Main Street and Highway 101 hit transmission lines, causing a small fire nearby. That fire has since been put out.
PG&E is on scene assessing the damage wth Highway 101 shut down in both directions.
Transmission lines are larger lines that connect and power other communities, such as Carmel Valley. Power lines only affect portions of cities and towns near those power poles.
According to PG&E's outage map, more than 17,000 people are without power in Monterey as of 3:10 p.m.
Parts along the coast from Andrew Molera State Park down to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park are without power, along with Carmel Valley and near Fort Ord National Monument.
There is no estimated time of restoration.
Another part of Salinas is also without power near Creekbridge and Natividad Road. The estimated restoration time of that area is expected to be 5:45 p.m.
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