TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson Electric Power is working on restoring a power outage.
TEP customers have been left without electricity since Feb. 22 at 5:47 a.m. due to high winds blowing down six power poles, power lines, and damaging other equipment.
About 65 customers remain out of service as of Feb. 23 at 9 a.m.
El Camino Del Cerro was closed to through traffic just west of Silverbell during this work.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area and find an alternate route.
As of about 1:30 p.m. today, service to all but three customers was restored, according to TEP.
"We will continue to perform repairs into the evening so that we can bring those last few customers back into service, said Joseph Barrios TEP Supervisor of Media Relations and Regulatory Communications. "Service cannot be restored until physical repairs are complete. Our crews will return tomorrow to continue with repairs on other equipment."
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