City officials are reminding the public that Hopkinsville Electric System has a planned power outage that will affect the downtown area beginning at 9:30 Tuesday night. HES officials say the work is necessary to perform system upgrades to the city electric grid that are important for future reliability.
City officials indicate several traffic lights in downtown will be inoperable. To assist with public safety, officials say the Public Works Department will erect temporary four-way stops at affected intersections during the outage. Drivers are encouraged to exercise particular caution when crossing these intersections.
There are three areas of downtown that will lose power. At around 10:00 Tuesday night, power will be restored to areas 2 & 3. Power to area 1 should be restored by midnight. Around midnight, Area 3 will lose power for approximately 3 hours.
These traffic signals are scheduled to be affected for approximately 20 minutes:
- W 1st and N Main
- S Virginia and E 7th
- S Virginia and E 9th
- E 9th and S Campbell
- S Virginia and W 14th
- E 9th and Liberty
- E 9th and S. Clay
While these traffic signals may be affected for two to 3 hours:
- S Main and W 7th
- S Main and W 9th
- W 9th and Bethel
- S Main and W 14th
- S Virginia and 4th
During the outages, HES officials recommend that customers not open refrigerators or freezers to retain the cold for the foods inside. Residents may also choose to warm their houses warmer than normal before the outages occur.
