WAPA Keeps Projection Unchanged, Says It's Still On Track To Restore 90 Percent Of USVI By Christmas; Latest Update Released
- Staff
- November 21, 2017
With the addition of linemen who landed in the U.S. Virgin Islands in recent days, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on Monday that it would meet its projection of restoring 90 percent of the territory by Christmas 2017. Along with the linemen, WAPA also said that it's in constant receipt of materials and supplies needed to keep the workflow constant. Find the latest restoration update below. Above, crews on Monday worked on a utility pole on the stretch between Sion Hill and Sion Farm in St. Croix. (Ernice Gilbert, VIC) ELECTRIC SYSTEM On St. Croix Monday, restoration crews worked on Feeders 8B and 9B in Frederiksted. Additional crews restored service to customers on Feeder 3A in Beeston Hill, and on Feeder 2A in Estate Welcome and Southgate, Christiansted. To date on St. Croix, more than 5,100 customers have been restored. On St. John, work on the primary circuit that connects Cruz Bay to Coral Bay is approximately 80% complete and the circuit will be ene...
