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BAKERSFIELD, CA-Highway 178 at the Mouth of the Canyon is closed. CHP said as of 6:45 p.m. that Highway 178 is closed in both directions, with no estimated time of reopening.
The CHP's website said Caltrans will be setting up a closure on Highway 178 at the Canyon.
The website said at 3:39 p.m., there were reports of power lines across the roadway.
At 8:57 p.m. the CHP website said that per Socal Edison closure will need to remain all weekend, possibly until Monday morning.
At 9:16 p.m. the CHP website said that the powerlines were removed from the roadway and that Socal Edison is still requesting assitance from CalTrans for a closure.
This is a developing story.
