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Power Continues To Be Restored In Greenwich After Storm
The number of Eversource utility customers without power continues to slowly drop on Monday.
GREENWICH, CT — The town continues to slowly make progress on the cleanup following Friday's nor'easter, as the number of Eversource customers in Greenwich has dropped to 1,191 without power as of 9:02 a.m. on Monday, March 5, according to the utility company.
Greenwich police also issued the following update on the recovery:
"The first storm has passed and we are on our way to recovery," wrote police officials. "There are numerous areas where power is out and trees and wires are down. [Eversource] has assured us that they are working as
quickly as possible to restore service and get these roadways open. Please do not go near or touch any wire even if the power is off in your area. It may still be energized and cause serious injury or death.
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"A new storm is forecasted for the middle of the week. Residents should prepare for another round of high wind, coastal flooding, rain, and snow."
Storm cleanup and recovery continues this morning. Priorities are locations where residents are completely blocked in, a list of these locations have been provided directly to @EversourceCT who must clear wires, poles, and transformers.
— GreenwichCTDispatch (@GreenwichCTDisp) March 5, 2018
The town's public schools were open on a normal schedule Monday, despite some roads around town remaining closed.
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All Greenwich Public Schools have power and will open on schedule tomorrow, Monday March 5. Please expect possible traffic and routing delays due to ongoing removal of debris after Friday's storm.
— Greenwich PD PIO (@GreenwichCTPD) March 5, 2018
Below is a list of roads that were closed as of about 10 p.m. on Sunday night, but some of those may have since been reopened.
Roads with full or significant closures: Updated as of 2155 -Ricky Beth Ln -Hillcrest Park Rd -Stonehedge Dr -Blind Brook Rd -Fox Run Ln -Thunder Mountain Rd(cars only) -Bowman Dr -Mackenzie Glen -Oneida Dr -Grahampton at Clapboard Ridge -Rockwood Ln -Midwood Rd -Londonderry Dr
— GreenwichCTDispatch (@GreenwichCTDisp) March 5, 2018
Closures continued: -Cornelia Dr -Horseshoe Rd -Windabout Dr -Dunwoodie Pl -Round Hill Club -Cutler Road -Langhorne Ln -Howard Rd -Bedford Rd -Perkins Rd -Stag Ln -Sterling Road -Roger Dr -Pinecroft Rd -Cognewaugh at Old Camp -Cedarwood Dr
— GreenwichCTDispatch (@GreenwichCTDisp) March 5, 2018
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