Update on Critically Injured Lineman AUGUST 29, 2014 (LOS ANGELES) – An LADWP employee remains in critical condition at a local hospital today with serious injuries he sustained while working on overhead power lines in Encino on Thursday. The employee, a journeyman line worker, was a member of a crew working to replace a power […]
2014 Archive
Incident Advisory
Incident Advisory LOS ANGELES — At approximately 11:20 this morning an LADWP power system crew member working on overhead power lines in the 17000 block of Rancho Street in Encino made contact with electrical wires carrying 4,800 volts of electricity. According to initial accounts he was rescued by co-workers and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to […]
Los Angeles City Council Reconfirms Former U.S. Representative Mel Levine to Board of Water and Power Commissioners
Los Angeles City Council Reconfirms Former U.S. Representative Mel Levine to Board of Water and Power Commissioners LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council yesterday adopted Mayor Eric Garcetti’s reappointment of former U.S. Congressman Mel Levine to the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. Levine, who was first appointed to the commission in […]
Mayor Garcetti’s Statement on Sunset Blvd. Water Main Break
Mayor Garcetti’s Statement on Sunset Blvd. Water Main Break AUGUST 12, 2014 (LOS ANGELES) —Sunset Blvd. is now open. I want to thank Westside residents, the UCLA community and all Angelenos for your patience as our dedicated city crews worked around the clock to fix the pipes and get Sunset open to traffic well in […]
Westwood / Sunset Trunk Line Repair Update Sunday, August 3, 2014
Westwood / Sunset Trunk Line Repair Update Sunday, August 3, 2014 As of 11:00 am today, LADWP crews have completed the complex repairs to the two trunk lines at the site of last Tuesday’s rupture on Sunset Boulevard, near UCLA. At this time, crews are nearing completion of backfill and compaction operations, readying the street […]
Westwood / Sunset Trunk Line Repair Update Saturday, August 2, 2014 8AM
Westwood / Sunset Trunk Line Repair Update Saturday, August 2, 2014 8AM LOS ANGELES (August 2, 2oo014)– As of 8:00 am today, crews are nearing completion on the complex repairs of the ruptured trunk line on Sunset Boulevard. At this time, crews have successfully replaced the damaged pipe sections and two new valves and welded […]
