{"id":58878,"date":"2017-12-05T10:27:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T10:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=58878"},"modified":"2017-12-05T10:27:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T10:27:40","slug":"linemen-in-territory-will-top-over-800-by-mid-december-heres-the-latest-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=58878","title":{"rendered":"Linemen In Territory Will Top Over 800 By Mid-December. Here&#8217;s The Latest Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lineman count in the USVI will climb to over 800 by mid-December, as the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority receives more workers to meet its goal of restoration 90 percent of the territory by Christmas. Below, find the latest update.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">ELECTRIC SYSTEM<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">More than 700 off-island linemen are in the territory assisting WAPA with the restoration of electric service, and by mid-December another 100 are expected. Over the weekend, and on Monday, some customers in the following areas were energized:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On St. Croix: Catherine\u2019s Rest, Campo Rico, South Slob, Southgate, Strawberry Hill, Lagoon Street, Hannah\u2019s Rest, Humbug, Whim, William\u2019s Delight, Mount Pleasant, Sion Farm and Peter\u2019s Rest;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On St. Thomas: Bonne Resolution, Caret Bay, Contant, Frenchman\u2019s Bay and Bakkeroe, Frenchtown, Frydenhoj, Old Tutu, Mariendahl, Ridge Road, Upper John Dunkoe and Wintberg;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On St. John: Fish Bay and Chocolate Hole. Sections of Coral Bay may be energized by the weekend.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On Tuesday, the Valdemar Hill Sr. Drive, \u201cSkyline Drive\u201d on St. Thomas, will be closed to vehicular traffic from 8:30-11:30 a.m., and again from 1-4 p.m., as crews perform reconstruction work and debris removal. The road closure will be in effect from the intersection of Louisenhoj Castle to the Donoe Bypass. Area residents will be allowed to access their homes during the road closure. Alternate routes are available for motorists who must traverse the area. Additionally, traffic flow may be restricted to one-lane at times on both Mafolie Hill and the Subbase road from The Sea Chest to Doctor\u2019s Choice Pharmacy as work continues in those areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Crews will focus this week on reconstruction and restoration in the following areas:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On St. Croix: Strawberry, Barren Spot, Mount Washington, All For The Better, Catherine\u2019s Rest, William\u2019s Delight, Campo Rico, Calquahoun, Annaly Farms, Mount Welcome, Sandy Point, Green Cay, Estate Mahogany, Judith\u2019s Fancy and Mon Bijou.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On St. Thomas: Crown Bay near Tropical Shipping &amp; Crowley, Skyline Drive, Mafolie, Mountain Top, St. Peter Mountain Road, Crown Mountain, Scott Free, Caret Bay West, Brass View, Hull Bay, Anna\u2019s Retreat and Frydenhoj.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On St. John, Coral Bay, Fish Bay and Chocolate Hole.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">WAPA, along with its contractors, have begun to install streetlights along major highways and thoroughfares in the territory as those areas are being energized.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Customers are reminded that homes with temporary roofs (blue roofs) will be restored with electrical service once a licensed electrician has certified, in writing, that the structure is safe to energize.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">If work needs to be done to repair a damaged meter base and\/or weather head, customers must call the Emergency Call Center at 340-774-1424 on St. Thomas-St. John or 340-773-0150 on St. Croix. The call centers operate seven days a week, 9 am \u2013 5 pm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">If your electric meter was removed by WAPA personnel to facilitate repairs to either a meter base and\/or weather head, once repairs are completed and a licensed electrician certifies the work, in writing, customers are required to notify the Customer Service office. All fees usually associated with meter removal and reconnection have been waived during this restoration period. Customer service offices operate Monday-Friday, 9 am \u2013 4 pm at Sunny Isle on St. Croix and Port of Sale Mall on St. Thomas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Reconstruction, restoration and hurricane debris removal crews are deployed across the islands. Motorists are asked to exercise caution when driving through the work areas and to heed the directions of flaggers and VIPD officers who are assisting with traffic control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Residents are reminded of the need to shut off standby generators when line crews are in your neighborhood restoring electrical service. A standby generator has the potential to back feed electricity to the grid which poses a severe safety risk to restoration crews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">POTABLE WATER SYSTEM<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">There are five days of emergency water storage on St. John, eight days on St. Thomas, and five days on St. Croix.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">WAPA urges clean-up contractors and homeowners in both districts to exercise caution when piling debris on and around potable water meters. There are a growing number of instances where water meters are being damaged by clean-up equipment grading debris and causing damage to the roadside water meters. The continued damage by heavy equipment poses difficulty in maintaining or restoring potable water service to customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">OTHER INFORMATION<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">WAPA telephone contact: St. Thomas \u2013 St. John district, 340-774-3552; St. Croix district, 340-773-2250.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Customer Service Offices operate Monday \u2013 Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. at Sunny Isle on St. Croix and at Port of Sale Mall on St. Thomas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The latest information on the restoration effort is available on the WAPA website, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viwapa.vi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.viwapa.vi<\/a> and on Facebook: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lineman count in the USVI will climb to over 800 by mid-December, as the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority receives more workers to meet its goal of restoration 90 percent of the territory by Christmas. Below, find the latest update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM More than 700 off-island linemen are in the territory assisting WAPA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628,7429,191,147],"tags":[7462,83],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Linemen In Territory Will Top Over 800 By Mid-December. Here&#039;s The Latest Update - V.I. 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