NJ Blizzard: Full Power Expected to Be Restored Today; Some Speed Restrictions Remain

Atlantic City Electric expected all power to be restored to customers by the end of the day Monday, the electric company said.

By early Monday, crews had restored service to more than 130,000 customers who had lost power during the first major storm of 2016.

As of 10:30 Monday morning, there were still about 750 people in Cape May County without power, according to the Atlantic City Electric Outage Map. About 130 people in Ocean County were still in the dark, and a minimal number of outages continued to be reported throughout the service area, including Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties.

The hardest hit areas were in Avalon, Margate, Tuckerton Beach, Beach Haven West, Sea Isle City, North Wildwood, Ocean City and Stone Harbor. Tree and line crews worked as safely and quickly as possible in challenging conditions.

“We want to thank our public officials and our emergency service partners, who braved the weather and took time away from their families to fulfill this critical public service,” Atlantic City Electric Atlantic Region President Vince Maione said. “We appreciate and thank our customers for their patience during the restoration. High winds, poor visibility and flooding in coastal areas made the job difficult but our crews were focused and committed.”

Customers returning home, who may have evacuated, are reminded that if they’re still out of service, they should report it to Atlantic City Electric by calling 1-800-833-7476, or visiting www.atlanticcityelectric.com or through our mobile app, available for download atwww.atlanticcityelectric.com/mobileapp.

The following speed restrictions remained in place on local bridges, according to 511nj.org.

As of 5:24am, there’s a Speed restriction and Weather related on the Burlington Bristol Bridgein both directions from New Jersey Side in Burlington to Pennsylvania Side in Bristol 25 miles per hour, use caution.

As of 5:24am, there’s a Speed restriction and Weather related on the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in both directions from New Jersey Side in Palmyra to Pennsylvania Side in Philadelphia 25 miles per hour. Walkway is closed until further notice, use caution.