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Construction mishap causes power outage impacting thousands in West Jordan

KMYU · last updated

WEST JORDAN, Utah (KUTV) — Nearly 2,000 people lost power in the West Jordan area after a mishap during construction.

The outage impacted the west side of the city, according to West Jordan City Hall. It was caused after a construction crew accidentally hit a power line while working on a road extension project.

According to Rocky Mountain Power, power is estimated to be restored by 12:30 p.m., roughly three hours after it was initially reported. Rocky Mountain Power officials said this time frame is standard based on the typical restoration time for a power outage.

West Jordan City officials said Rocky Mountain Power is aware of the outage and crews responded to the scene to restore service as soon as possible.

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