photo credit: CHP MarinA car crash around 9:20 AM on 30 July toppled a power pole and lines on the side of US 101 near the
interchange with Highway 37 in Novato. The California Highway Patrol shut down traffic on US 101
north and southbound, as well as the connection to Highway 37 eastbound to allow fire crews to respond.
2:00 P.M. Update
All lanes on US Highway 101 and State Route 37 in Novato are now open, after a morning car crash downed power lines, and sparked a vegetation fire which caused temporary closures.
According to CHP incident logs lanes 1 & 2 in both directions on US 101 are now open.
According to Watch Duty, fires at the scene have been contained.
US Highway 101 north and southbound, and the connection to State Route 37 eastbound had been shut down following the crash around 9:20 A.M.
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