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P.O. BOX 2148
SHELTON, WA 98584

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Mason PUD News

UPDATE - Most Customers in This Morning's Outage Have Electrical Service Restored

Redundant Distribution System Being Used to Provide Service During Major Line Repairs along Highway 101

170 customers remain without electricity this afternoon as Mason County PUD No. 3 linemen work to repair major damage to a distribution pole along Highway 101 south of Shelton. The loss of power to two major power lines this morning from the Skookum substation in the Kamilche area had initially caused 3,300 customers to lose power. Most customers had service restored by 2:45 PM.

The two circuits lost energy at approximately 11:20 this morning after a tree fell over lines along the southbound lanes of Highway 101 near Fredson Road. The tree snapped off ten feet of the top of a utility pole and damaged lines in the area.

To view a video of the site where the tree damaged the PUD 3 pole, click here (6.24 MB)

PUD 3 is using its redundant system design to switch power from other substations to bring as many customers online as possible while repairs are being made to damaged portions of the electricity distribution network.

The remaining areas generally affected by this event include: Bulb Farm Road, Badger Lane, and customers in the immediate vicinity of the damaged utility pole near Highway 101. PUD 3 is estimating that the earliest that electricity may be fully restored is 5:00 PM.

As PUD crews replace the damaged pole and lines, southbound motorists are urged to proceed through the area with caution.

Meanwhile, electricity was restored at about 1:00 PM to about 130 customers in the Grapeview area after a tree was blown onto PUD power lines. The outage was reported just past 10:00 AM. The areas affected included Thomas Road, Island View Road and Orchard Lane.

There are also a few minor, isolated outages that PUD 3 personnel are working on at this time. This includes reports from the Pointes Drive East area on Harstine Island, Trails End Rd, a portion of the South Shore Rd, Twanoh Falls, and Phillips Lake Loop.

Mason County PUD No. 3 has personnel ready to respond to outage calls any time of the day or night. To contact PUD 3 customers may call:

· In the Shelton area: 360-432-1533

· In Belfair: 360-275-2833

· From the Elma Telephone Exchange: 360-861-4247