UPDATE: Rte 133 Crash Clean-up Affects Power in New Castle

UPDATE: DOT officials have closed Route 133 between 9A and Rte 100.click for full story.

More than 130 customers were without power Monday evening as Con Ed worked on repairs on Route 133 between Barnes and Edgewood roads.

New Castle police said the work was necessary to clean up after an automobile accident on the road earlier in the day.

According to the Con Ed outage map, most customers should have their power restored by 12AM Tuesday morning.

New Castle police said Tuesday morning commuters should find alternate routes.

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New Castle police issued an alert at 4 p.m. warning motorists that Route 133 is closed between Edgewood Road and Barnes Road.

Their update at 4:41PM explains that the closure is due to a downed utility pole.

It may be closed until tomorrow morning, they said, warning commuters to choose an alternate route Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

Con Ed does not anticipate any power outages, police said.