A PORTION OF WATSONVILLE ROAD (OUTSIDE GILROY) IS CLOSED, AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RE-OPENED UNTIL ABOUT 4 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON. THE ROADWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE A VEHICLE HIT A POWERPOLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF PHARMER AND WATSONVILLE ROADS AROUND 2 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT, BUT C.H.P. IS ASKING THAT DRIVERS (FOR NOW) AVOID WATSONVILLE ROAD BETWEEN HIGHWAY 152 AND BURCHELL ROAD.
