Power May Not Return Until Monday In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — The aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias continues to wreak havoc in Princeton. Thousands of residents, who lost power Tuesday, are not expected to have it restored until Monday and many downed trees and wires still need to be cleaned up.

The town hit the hardest by outages in Mercer County is East Windsor with 7,337 followed by Hamilton with a total of 5,573.

PSE&G is reporting a total of 22,019 Mercer County residents are still without power as of 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Power is not expected to be restored until Monday at 3 p.m., according to PSE&G.

Here is a breakdown by town in Mercer County of PSE&G outages:

• East Windsor: 0
• Ewing: 2,284
• Hamilton: 5,573
• Hopewell Borough: 7
• Hopewell Township: 837
• Lawrence: 1,332
• Pennington: 159
• Princeton: 4,255
• Robbinsville: 113
• Trenton: 2,758
• West Windsor: 4,701

JCP&L is reporting 10,847 Mercer County residents remain without power as of 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday. There is no estimated restoration time given.

Here is a breakdown by town in Mercer County of JCP&L outages:

• East Windsor: 7,337
• Hightstown: 713
• Hopewell Township: 891
• Robbinsville: 627
• West Windsor: 1,279

Many roadways remain unpassable as storm cleanup continues in Princeton including:

Trees Down (blocking roadway or obstructing traffic lane)

• South Harrison/Southern Way
• Davies Dr.
• Alexander Rd. (North of circle)
• Walker Dr.
• Province Line Rd. (near Pheasant Hill Rd.)
• Pretty Brook Rd. (near Tennis Club)
• 144 Drakes Corner Rd.

Trees/Wires Down (Tree and Wires down in Roadway, *waiting for PSEG/Verizon)

• Stuart Rd.
• Laurel Rd.
• State Rd. (northbound near 707 State Rd.)
• Cleveland Lane
• Herrontown Rd. (near Autumn Hill Rd.)
• Brook Stone Dr. (Tree and utility pole down)
• Edgerstoune Rd. (west end)

Wires Down (PSEG/Verizon Notified)

• Riverside Dr./Adams Dr.
• Turner Court
• 252 North Harrison St.
• North Harrison St. (near Valley Rd./Terhune Rd.)
• 65 Cleveland Lane
• 37 Ridgeview Rd.
• Stuart Rd.
• Veblen Circle
• Lawrenceville Rd. (near Carriage Way)
• Laurel Rd.
• Hamilton Ave. (between Leavett Ln. and Snowdown Ln.)
• McCosh Circle
• Grover Ave.

Trees suspended on wires (PSEG/Verizon Notified)

• Snowden/Herrontown Rd.
• 508 Terhune Rd.
• Rosedale Rd.
• Herrontown Rd.
• Riverside Dr./Prospect Ave
• 27 Tyson Lane
• 15 Pheasant Hill Rd.
• 673 Prospect Ave.
• Pheasant Hill Rd./Pretty Brook Rd.
• Broadripple Rd.
• Queenston Place
• Drakes Corner Rd.
• 90 Castle Howard Court
• 137 Balcourt Dr.

Roadways Closed (Signage and/or Traffic barricades in place)

• Snowden Lane/Herrontown Rd.
• State Rd. (N/B Detour Ewing to Herrontown)
• Stuart Rd. (Detour onto Bouvant Dr.)
• Cleveland Lane (between Lafayette Rd. and Library Place)
• Laurel Rd.
• Hamilton Ave. (between Leavitt Lane/Snowden Ln)
• Spruce St. (East of Linden Lane)
• Rosedale Rd. (between Province Line Rd. and JP School)
• Herrontown Rd. (near Autumn Hill Rd.)
• Brook Stone Dr. (PSE&G on scene 0100 hrs)
• Pheasant Hill Rd.
• Broadripple Rd.
• Queenston Place
• Edgerstoune Rd. (west end)

Traffic signals out

• Riverside Dr./Nassau St.
• North Harrison St./Hamilton Ave.
• North Harrison St./Valley Rd.
• North Harrison St./Terhune Rd.
• North Harrison St./Mt. Lucas Rd.
• North Harrison St./Franklin Ave.
• Nassau St./University Place (FLASH)

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