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(KLZA)-- It has been a long couple of days for Falls City Utility and power plant personnel trying to correct issues that led to a couple of extended power outages to sections of Falls City including the downtown business district and along Highway 73 both Monday evening and late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening.
Falls City Utility Superintendent Ray Luhring told MSC News that a power cable that feeds a transformer at the power plant blew which was the original problem Monday evening. OPPD had to be called in to test the transformer and a new line had to be run from the plant to the transformer.
Luhring praised the work of the line crew, power plant personnel, the street crew and those individuals around Falls City who helped find the conduit necessary to correct the problem.
Luhring said the power outages confirm the need for a major overhaul of the city electrical infrastructure discussed this month by the City Council leading to a contract being signed with JEO to start the design process and reviewing possible grant funding available.
The power outage Tuesday afternoon lasted until just past 10 p.m. Tuesday evening.
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