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Power line pulled down, causing outages in Merrimac

WMTV 15 NEWS · last updated

MERRIMAC, Wis. (WMTV) — More than 800 Alliant Energy Customers in Merrimac were without power on Sunday after a snowplow hit a power line pole.

Sauk County dispatch confirmed with WMTV that officials responded to the power line being pulled down on WIS 113 at Weynand Road around 2:00 p.m.

No injuries were reported from the incident.

The Wisconsin DOT Traffic Management Center reported that all lanes in both directions were blocked on Highway WIS 113 at Weynand Road due to the utility emergency.

By 4:25 p.m., all lanes were reopened to traffic.

A spokesperson with Alliant Energy confirmed that 809 customers were impacted while crews worked to repair the damage. They say the outage lasted an hour and 46 minutes.

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