LYME/OLD LYME — UPDATED Aug. 6 @11:50am: According to the Eversource website, the number of houses without power in Old Lyme has now been reduced to 4,229 out of 5,506 households, which is equivalent to 76.81 percent.
We know from Facebook posts that power has been restored to the following streets/areas in Old Lyme:
Lyme St.
Rogers Lake
Library Ln.
Grassy Hill (Rogers Lake end)
Town Woods Rd. (part)
Saunders Hollow Rd. (part)
Hillside
Sill Ln. (part)
Lord’s Meadow
Beta Ave.
Wolcott Ln.
There may be more … we hope so!
The percentage without power in Lyme remains at 98.74 representing 1,328 households. The Town of Lyme issued an update earlier today in which it was stated, “… the best guess is this situation could last three or more days for primary electric circuits and longer for secondary circuits.”
Noting that, “Really good work in cutting and clearing” is taking place, Old Lyme Emergency Services Director David Roberge said in a phone call to LymeLine Wednesday afternoon that he anticipates, “The majority of roads will be open by tomorrow.”
Regarding the power situation, he commented that two major circuits located respectively at East Lyme and Essex, which both feed Old Lyme, are down so, “Old Lyme is kind of hostage to those getting repaired.”
Roberge spoke appreciatively of the work that Eversource is doing in Old Lyme, saying, “I’m a strong supporter of their efforts — their line crews are doing really good work.” He reminded residents to report any outages daily to Eversource and also to use generators correctly.
On the positive side, Roberge noted that 9 Town Transit and the drive-through meal program at Lymes’ Senior Center are both fully operational, but he also cautioned residents to be especially mindful of security at this time when the power is out, urging them to be sure to lock their cars and houses.
He added, “Police are doing additional patrols, but everyone needs to be security conscious.”
Asked if there were any areas which had experienced particularly severe damage, he responded that three areas had been identified, namely, Rogers Lake, Oakridge, and the area around Mile Creek Rd., Browns Ln. and Flat Rock Hill Rd. He noted that these three locations would be the focus of additional line-clearing efforts in the future.
Following his 11:30 a.m. update, Roberge plans to issue another official update at 7 p.m. this evening.
I heard from Eversource that Lyme is at 64% outage as of 10am this morning.