…reenergize communities across the territory. Below, find WAPA's latest restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM On all three islands Wednesday, additional customers were energized as WAPA’s crews and contractors continued reconstructio…
Progress continues territory-wide with power restoration as the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, which is expecting another 200 linemen by the end of this week, brings its off-island workforce to 765. Below, WAPA's latest…
ST. CROIX -- Virgin Islands Paving (V.I.P.A.), established in 1981, told The Consortium on Tuesday that the company was up and running and has been ready to get on with paving roads on St. Croix for at least two weeks. The comment…
Working traffic lights are critical to the safety of motorists in the USVI, and WAPA has made repairing damage to the lights caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria a priority. Above, recently repaired traffic lights in Basin Triangle…
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority in its latest power and potable water restoration update, revealed the areas territory-wide that it will be working to restore power to this week. They are: On St. Croix, Feeder 1A will…
As the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority continues restoration work territory-wide, the utility is coming across damaged electrical meter bases and weather heads. If either of these are damaged, WAPA will not reinstall mete…
ST. CROIX -- U.S. Virgin Islanders were making progress facing the devastation of Hurricane Irma when, just two weeks later, a second Category 5 storm pummeled the territory. In the weeks since Hurricane Maria finished the job tha…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp on Monday announced the creation of an expert advisory committee to help guide reconstruction and resiliency efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The VI H…
…to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday. The linemen, once here, will start work territory-wide the following day, the governor added, noting the development as a major step in the territory's power restoration effort. Below, find …
Below, find the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's latest power and potable water restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM On Thursday, St. Croix crews continued work on a double circuit for Feeders 6A and 6B from the Richmond …
…and Power Authority, even as it seeks over $20 million in FEMA disaster dollars to commence a major power restoration effort in the territory, continues to work daily in restoring power to residents. Below, find the semiautonomous…
Here's the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's latest power and potable restoration update post-Hurricanes Irma and Maria. ELECTRIC SYSTEM Emergency call centers on St. Thomas & St. Croix will go live on Wednesday. The cent…
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