Drivers are asked to avoid the 13th block of Mill Street to Ferry Street as crews work to repair damage caused when a falling tree branch knocked down a telephone wire earlier this afternoon.

Two cars have also been damaged from tree debris. According to residents, branches have been falling all morning and continue to descend.

Residents blocked off the street, directed traffic and cautioned pedestrians to avoid the area  before city employees were able to get to the scene and officially close it off.

According to a Eugene Police Department officer, no other street on 13th Avenue is currently closed.