BURLINGAME, Calif. (KGO) -- A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015, causing a big power surges in the bay Area that could be seen at AT&T Park. High-powered transmission lines fell onto Highway 101, prompting closures that left drivers stuck for hours. Highway 101 reopened in time for the Monday morning commute.
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CHP leads the way as traffic reopens on southbound Highway 101 in Burlingame, Calif. on Saturday, August 29, 2015. (KGO-TV)
CHP patrol cars block all northbound lanes of Highway 101 in Burlingame, Calif. on Saturday, August 29, 2015. (KGO-TV)
An empty Highway 101 in Burlingame, Calif. on Saturday, August 29, 2015, before lanes were reopened. (KGO-TV)
Traffic awaiting the opening of southbound Highway 101 in Burlingame, Calif. on Saturday, August 29, 2015. (KGO-TV)
Employees at Burlingame Porsche/Audi have the best view of the PG&E repair on Highway 101 in Burlingame, Calif. on Saturday, August 29, 2015. (KGO-TV)
A crumbled PG&E transmission tower was struck by an excavator, closing Highway 101 in Burlingame on Friday, August 28, 2015. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A crumbled PG&E transmission tower was struck by an excavator, closing Highway 101 in Burlingame on Friday, August 28, 2015. (KGO-TV)
The driver of a UPS truck was trapped inside as PG&E crews worked to de-energize a downed power line across Hwy 101 on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)
A PG&E transmission tower collapsed on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Burlingame, Calif., causing high-powered transmission lines to fall onto Highway 101. (KGO-TV)