A dump truck downed a powerline at Stutz Bearcat and State Route 89A around 9 a.m. on Friday, July 30.

Traffic is reduced to one lane both eastbound and westbound from Harmony and Thunderbird drives to Blue Heron Way and Madole Road.

The dump truck had a load with the box up and the driver attempted to cross underneath low-lying powerlines, according to Will Loesche, Sedona Fire District fire marshal.

The front edge of the box loader snagged the powerline and pulled the pole downward.

The driver halted before bringing the pole down, but powerlines had fallen to the ground on the east side of the pole and dropped several feet on the west.

The lowest lines on the powerpole are communication lines for telephones, Loesche said. The upper lines on the pole are the primary power lines and are still live.

The concern, Loesche said, is that if the powerpole topples futher, the live powerlines could snap, in which case, “I hope you have your running shoes on,” he said.

SFD fighterfighters and Sedona police officers were both on the scene attempting to keep all passersby from the range of the live wires. However, around 9:45 a.m., the driver of a Honda Element drove past orange cones and police tape and tried to enter a business parking lot. She would have driven over the downed line had three firefighters not ran toward the vehicle to stop her.

Loesche said Arizona Public Service would take at least two hours to arrive with the right equipment to upright the pole so that workers could repair the damage.