Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO reports 91 percent system restoration, with remaining outages of 9645. A workforce of 900 crewmen continue work to rebuild and restore DEMCO system infrastructure following Hurricane Ida.
“We are now into day fourteen since Hurricane Ida, one of the worst storms to impact our system in the history of DEMCO,” said Randy Pierce, CEO and general manager. “Several pieces and spans of transmission infrastructure that are being repaired were DEMCO work plan projects that took six to nine months to complete when they were originally constructed.”
This morning at 6:00 a.m., in coordination with DOTD and authorities, a brief interstate closure provided access for crews to repair a regulator platform line crossing I-12. Due to conditions, damage and proximity to I-12, this job required over a dozen men and 6 pieces of specialized equipment, however the crews were able to safely complete the span in thirty minutes.
“To the north side of I-12 and on each side of the interstate are broken 55 ft. poles,” stated Mark Phillips, director of operations. “Nearly every structure required repair or replacement for the remainder of the 4-mile trek to Pumpkin Center.”
Tomorrow morning from 9 a.m. to noon, a planned outage is scheduled on Hwy 10 east of Greensburg to allow for Entergy to safely rebuild their main distribution line that crosses our three phase at the intersection of Hwy 10 and 441 North, St. Helena parish.
Parish restoration updates: Ascension parish - 15086 meters, 806 out (95% energized); East Baton Rouge –35552 meters, 28 out (99% energized); East Feliciana – 6062 meters, 138 out (98% energized); Livingston - 45355 meters, 6760 out (85% energized); St. Helena – 5251 meters, 1323 out (75% energized); Tangipahoa – 626 meters, 590 out (6% energized); West Feliciana – 4527 meters, 0 out (100% energized).
Ascension
The following streets were restored 60% or more on 9/11: Bang Ficklin Road, Beechwood Sub Road, Bengal Lane, Betty Street, Blane Road, Butterfly Lane, C Klamp Road, C V Heath Lane, Colonial Oaks Road, Coops Lane, Cypress Knee Drive, Dixon Road, Doc Lane, Doe Lane, East Bayou Drive, East Henderson Avenue, Elmo Lambert Road, Front Place, Fox Acres Drive, Gail Bourgeois Road, Galvez Oaks Drive, Greenwood Drive, Gore Parks Boulevard, Hardy Lane, Harry Heath Road, Henderson Bayou Road, Henderson Lane, Henry Savoy Road, Highway 933, Highway 936, Homeplace Avenue, Ingram Road, JC Road, Jackson Road, James Weams Road, Jay Road, John Ealy Road, Keystone Boulevard, Laborde Lane, Lakestone Drive, Lebeau Road, Leslie Dixon Road, Liberty Lane, Lomas Road, Lonnie Road, Maple Grove Drive, Marantha Acres, Marty Road, Marty Low Road, Maurice Bourgeois Road, McConnel Road, Meadow Grove Drive, Melancon Road, Newman Nickens Road, North Great Oaks Court, North Henderson Avenue, Oakline Acres, Oak Ridge Road, Oakridge Drive, Ole Homestead Lane, Orchard Way Drive, Pailette Street, Paula Park, Phillips Road, Pine Lake Drive, Pinewood Avenue, Pitre Lane, Pond View Drive, Rita Lambert Road, River Landing Drive, Shady Oaks Lane, Sir Eddie Lane, South Henderson Avenue, Split Log Road, Stafford Oak Drive, Stewart Road, Stevens Road, Summerfield Road South, Thelma Drive, Timberstone Drive, Timberwood Drive, Tiger Road, Travis Road, West Bayoo Drive, West Great Oak Court, Wirth Evans Road, Wirth Place Road, Wishing Stone Drive, Wood Hollow Drive, Woodside Drive, Wynstone Drive, Yellowstone Avenue
Estimated restoration on or before:
9/12
Harry Savoy Rd.
Sweetleaf near Airline
9/13
Buxton Road requires specialized equipment
9/15
Galvez
Head of Island
9/16
Summerfield
9/18
Greenfield Crossing
Stevens Rd.
Redbud Rd. off Airline Hwy
Maurice Bourgeois
9/20
St. Amant
Prairieville
Gonzales
East Baton Rouge
The following streets were restored 60% or more on 9/11: Gurney Road, Grove Avenue, Joor Road, Mapleton Drive; Planchett Road, Sullivan Road, Wax Road Remaining outages are expected to be fully restored by 9/14.
East Feliciana
The following streets were restored 60% or more on 9/11: Highway 961, Oakwood Lane, Rist Road, Robins Road, Smith Road, Wildwood Lane
Estimated restoration on or before:
9/13
Felixville area
9/18
Woodland area
Livingston
Denham Springs and Walker - Crews working in the Eden Church Road and Barnett Road areas and also making repairs in the Brown Road area where there are several broken poles.
Port Vincent – Crews will have a number of broken poles and repairs to address in this area near Scivique Lane in the next two days.
Livingston –Frost – Main distribution lines are energized, and crews are working main taps along Highway 441 and 442. Working to make repairs in the Red Oak area, on Weiss Rd. and the south end of Pea Ridge Rd.
The following streets were restored 60% or more on 9/11: Arrian Drive, Be Be Lane, Bend Road, Blueberry Hill, Bostwick Road, Brandon Avenue, Brown Road, Burgess Road, Cale Lane, Cherry Lane, Coker Vail Road, Collette Road, Colonial Drive, Deaux Run, Dupuy Road, Dykes Road, Eagle Drive, Earl Jones Road, Ellis Delatte Road, Elm Street, Estelle Drive, Falcon Crest Drive, Feraci Road, Foxboro Drive, Foxboro Loop, Garney Hood Road, Gill Lane, Gloria Lane, Gordon Meadow Lane, Gum Swamp Road, Henry McMorris Road, Hess Road, Hob Hodges Road, Homer Julius Barber Road, Knost Road, Huff Chapel Road, James Chapel North, Jane Lane, Janice Road, Jase Sandlin Drive, Jay Jay Drive, Jericho Drive, Joni Lane, Lee Field Road, Linder Road, Lorraine Drive, M Pate Lane, Magnolia Bluff Road, Magnolia Road, McCoy Road, Melinda Drive, Myerson Lane, Percy Young Road, Perrilloux Road, Priscilla Lane, Randall Drive, Raven Drive, Ray Blount Road, Rhonda Drive, Ruby Lee Road, Starkey Road, Tammy Drive, Valley Creek Road, Vampran Road, Wade Russell Road, Watson Drive, Westcoll Road, Will Allen Road, William Kelly Lane Crews have restored the main circuits to most areas and now focus will shift to the repair of at least 470 broken poles. on the location and damage surrounding each pole otake manpower, special equipment and time.
Repairs at this level will take an extended amount of time, whenever the pole is located in a hard to access area or special equipment is needed. Working on small roads that come off major feeders can add a lot of time to these poles we replace or repair – from hours to days.
Estimated restoration on or before:
9/14
Walker
Watson
Live Oak
Greenwell Springs
Old River Rd.
Maurepas School
Gum Swamp Rd.
9/18, main circuits restored 9/11
Frost
Colyell
Satsuma
Denham Springs
Killian
Hwy 63
Holden
Weiss Rd.
Head of Island
Lower Rome Rd.
9/29
Hwy. 449
Hwy. 1041
Hwy. 1036
9/30
River Pines Rd.
10/9
Tiger Bluff
Three Rivers Island
Weeks Out, extensive damage makes this difficult to estimate at this time
River Bend
Horse Bluff
La Trace
Albany
St. Helena
In St. Helena, the Pine Grove residential substation was brought into service on 9/11, and one of the two industrical substations are now restored, with the final one expected to come online in the next twenty-four hours. DEMCO reports that right of way crews completed all main line clearing yesterday and construction crews are now working on rebuild and repairs; that a specialized off-road crew is rebuilding the devastated 3-phase on Hwy 1045 this morning; and several crews are making repairs to the on-road portion of Hwy 1045, and Hwy 441 north of the 1045 intersection.
The following streets were restored 60% or more on 9/11: Aunt Margies Road, Brecheen Lane, Brothers Lane, Burkette Lane, Burkett Road, Charlotte Lane, Cullen Harrell Lane, Curtis Lane, Ed Welch Road, Edwina Lane, Evening Breeze Lane, Frank Martin Lane, Gaylon Allen Lane, Good Life Lane, Hagan Lane, Highway 1044, Highway 1044 North of Chipola, Holmes Lane, Justin Lane, Lazy Lane, McClinton Loop, Mears Lane, Merlin Lane, Muse Road, Percy Kirby Lane, Pipkin Road, Porter Loop, Puddin Torrence Lane, Ralph Rimes Road, Red Bluff Church Road, Ricard Lane, Robert Lane, Sammy Lane, Street Helena Church Road, Turner Wall Boulevard, Two B Lane, Toler Hurst Lane, Under the Hill Street, Varnado Lane
Estimated restoration on or before:
9/17
Chipola
Coleman Town
9/21
Hillsdale-Amite (50%)
9/22
Easleyville
South of Darlington
Pine Grove
10/4
Hillsdale-Amite (100%)
Tangipahoa
Crews are working their way south toward Pumpkin Center, completing 80% of the right-of-way reclamation. A 22-man line crew with off road equipment is working to repair the main circuit.
Timeline estimation is difficult due to the challenging terrain and the issues that come along with it This track equipment must traverse the right of way, but due to high water and boggy soil conditions, delays can amount to hours or days per instance, depending on the circumstances. The restoration from Hillsdale to Amite is estimated to be 50 percent complete by 9/21 and 100 percent complete by 10/4.
Estimated restoration on or before:
9/21 – 10/16
Woodhaven, Shadow Creek area
9/29-10/6
Pumpkin Center
The following streets were restored 60% or more on 9/11:
Higway 1049, Jules Waller Road, Willard Bridges Road
Estimated restoration on or before:
9/21 – 10/16
Woodhaven, Shadow Creek area
9/29-10/6 Pumpkin Center
For daily restoration updates visit www.DEMCO.org. For state and parish resources for victims of Hurricane Ida or health and safety concerns, visit https://DEMCO.org/storm-center/storm-resources.
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