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Paris Road power outage could last days, Columbia utility says

KOMU 8 · last updated

It could take up to 72 hours to restore power to customers along Paris Road (Route B) in Columbia, according to Columbia Water and Light.

The Water and Light utility posted on Facebook Monday morning that city line crews and a contractor are working to replace 15 transmission line poles along Paris Road.

The city of Columbia power outage map showed over 60 customers affected by the outage around noon Monday.

Crews from Macon and Rolla are in Columbia assisting with other issues across the city, according to Water and Light. The city currently has four outages affecting over 100 customers.

A damaging storm Sunday afternoon knocked out power in multiple areas in Columbia and left damage to trees, utility poles and some structures.

The city has suspended recycling indefinitely after the Columbia Material Recovery Facility was severely damaged in the storm.

Weekly residential curbside collections and residential collections are affected by this change.

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