Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority press release (9 a.m. Wednesday)

DATE: February 27, 2013; 9 a.m.

 

 

Power update on OMPA Member Cities

 

Transmission service to City of Fairview has been restored.  Crews are currently working on restoring power to the circuits in the city. Transmission service to City of Watonga has also been restored.

Transmission service remains out to Okeene and Goltry.   The total number of customers affected is 816.

Lines feeding the Town Goltry are down in both directions along Highway 45. ODOT has closed Highway 45 between Highway 8 and GarfieldCounty causing issues for restoration efforts.

Repair crews worked on transmission service to Okeene yesterday but found additional damage. Crews are currently in the area repairing damage. 

Restoration work is underway; however, road conditions are still causing issues for restoration crews.  We will provide an additional update at 1400 hours.  All OMPA outage information is posted to our website and can be found at www.ompa.com/outages.  

Source: Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA)

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