Thousands of customers remain in the dark as some outages linger throughout the Lehigh Valley.
Power company workers are still trying to repair the effects of Superstorm Sandy.
Thousands of customers remain in the dark as some outages linger throughout the region.
Nearly a week after Superstorm Sandy swept through the area, about 6,000 Northampton County customers and 100 Lehigh County customers remain without power, said Scott Surgeoner, a spokesman for Metropolitan Edison.
Surgeoner said power likely would be restored early this week and crews continue to work around the clock.
According to PPL’s website, about 1,942 Northampton County customers and 5,153 Lehigh County customers are without power. PPL spokesman Joe Nixon said currently there are about 21,500 customers out of service across the utility company’s entire territory.
“The remaining outages are concentrated in the east, from Bucks and Montgomery counties, up through Lehigh and Northampton counties, and north into the Pocono region and Northeast Pennsylvania, in counties including Monroe, Pike, Wayne and Lackawanna,” Nixon said.
He said due to the extensive nature of the repairs, PPL expects some outages to extend into Monday.
“Right now we've restored more than 95 percent of all affected customers across our 10,000-square-mile service territory and that percentage will continue to grow as repairs continue this afternoon and this evening,” Nixon said.
According to Jersey Central Power & Light’s website, about 23,942 customers in Warren County and 30,291 customers in Hunterdon County remain without power. More than 6,400 professionals, including 2,500 linemen and 1,500 forestry workers, have been working in New Jersey to restore about 525,000 customers.
The majority of customers are expected to be restored by Wednesday and those in the hardest-hit areas can expect to be restored throughout the following week, the website states. The site noted a significant amount of customers will not be able to receive service until damaged roads, infrastructure and homes are rebuilt.
JCP&L is reporting more than 450 utility poles have been damaged and more than 12,000 trees have been cut and removed from the company's equipment since Monday.