As of 3:30pm, there are 7,622 customers without power across the Orange, Vidor, Mauriceville and Bridge City areas. Damage assessments are 55 percent complete. Orange has about 250 total workers – 206 Linemen and 44 Support, including 20 Scouts.
We have identified the following damage across our Orange network:
- 9 Transformer damages discovered
- 29 broken poles
- 19,500 feet of wire down (78 spans)
- 36 trees on lines
- 9 Cross-arms
- 30 Service secondary wires
Crews will be working in the following areas:
- Bridge City – Bessie Heights, Bridge City Substation
- Mauriceville – Hwy 62 area, north of Mauriceville
- Orangefield – Lawrence Rd. area
- Orange – Country Club (Greenway & Monterey)
- Pine Forest – Lakeview Cutoff area
- Vidor – South Vidor (Hampton Substation), North of I-10, Hwy 12 area (Mayhaw Substation), Main St. north of I-10, Rose City area (Vi-way Substation), N. Vidor (Merlin Substation)
- West Orange – Western Ave.
Areas planned for Restoration by Sunday night in the Orange network includes:
- Orange – Cove area, Country Club area (Greenway & Monterey), Pine Hurst
- Mauriceville – FM1136
- Vidor – South Vidor (Hampton Substation), Evangeline Dr. (Mayhaw Substation), Rose City (Vi-Way Substation)
- Pine Forest – Lakeview Cutoff area
- Orangefield – Lawrence Rd. area
- West Orange – Western Ave. area
Areas Restored in the Orange network includes:
- Bridge City – Bessie Heights/Tanglewood, Dugas Addition, Ferry Dr. area, Henry St.
- Orange – Cypress Bayou, Hi Ho, Nottingham, Country Club (Sunset), Camelot, Cove area (Adams Bayou Substation), Brownwood, Downtown Orange Area, Little Cypress area
- Orangefield – Patillo Rd.
- Vidor – Lamar St., Sargent/Orange St.
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