The Long Island Power Association (LIPA) has come out with a statement regarding when the power is supposed to be operational in some areas of the island.
On Oct. 29 the states of New York and New Jersey were struck by Hurricane Sandy and have left many parts of the region without energy.
In a statement released Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. the LIPA stated.
"We continue to make progress in our restoration efforts associated with this devastating storm, the likes of which we have never experienced on Long Island. Rest assured, we will continue to work around the clock, 7 days a week, to restore service. We also continue to receive additional critical support resources with off-Island linemen and tree trimmers arriving each day.
At this time, we expect to restore the majority of customers who lost power by the weekend of Nov. 10th and 11th. The remaining customers could take an additional week or more, excluding those areas where extreme flooding requires coordinating our efforts with local officials."
The statement went on to say.
"As we continue to restore power to our customers, we are focused on completing the restoration of power to critical health facilities, areas of public safety and schools, each of which are essential to restoring some normalcy to the lives of Long Islanders."
We will continue to provide additional information as it becomes available. We thank you for your patience in these difficult circumstances and express our sincere best wishes to those of our customers who have experienced terrible losses from Hurricane Sandy."
To date LIPA restored by power to 37 of the 50 substations and have gotten energy to railways in Ronkonkoma and Babylon wit Port Washington next on the list of major fixes.
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