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Nearly 4,500 without power in Boyd Co., outage impacting traffic lights, dispatchers say

WCHS · last updated

BOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — Widespread outages have left thousands without power in Boyd County Saturday evening, dispatchers said.

According to Kentucky Power, 4,422 customers have been impacted by the outage and the City of Ashland has reported in a post that several traffic lights are out.

Officials advise that drivers use caution and use all intersections as four-way stops.

Kentucky Power currently estimates that power will be restored by 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

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