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Travelers warned of coming power outages for I-15, California town south of Las Vegas - News3LV

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Travelers warned of coming power outages for I-15, California town south of Las Vegas | KSNV

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Anyone traveling between Las Vegas and Southern California is warned about coming power outages in a small desert town and Interstate 15 next week.

The Nevada Department of Transportation says Southern California Edison will conduct reliability upgrades on the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. the following morning.

This will affect a 90-mile stretch of I-15 near Baker. During the outage periods, services like food establishments, gas stations and electric vehicle charging ports around Baker will not be available.

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Anyone traveling this stretch of I-15 is strongly advised to plan around the limited amenities accordingly.

NDOT says overhead message signs on I-15 will be activated to provide notice starting Sunday.

Visit SCE.com/bakersubstation to sign up for additional alerts.

Baker is located about 90 miles southwest of Las Vegas. Other amenities can be found at nearby Yermo and Barstow, California, to the southwest and Primm, Nevada, to the northeast.

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