Power outage OBX

we have a reservation at the koa in rodanthe and they are saying it could be closed for weeks, our reservation is for August 13....was really looking forward to going.

They did send us an email stating they are closed until further notice.

Is this in the United States or central America somewhere?

GordonThree wrote:
Is this in the United States or central America somewhere?

The Outer Banks are located off the coast of North Carolina.

Latest as of this afternoon (Sat 29th) is it could be days or weeks before power is restored.

A construction company drove a steel rod into an underground transmission line so it's not a quick fix.

Travlingman wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
Is this in the United States or central America somewhere?

The Outer Banks are located off the coast of North Carolina.

I forget the sarcasm smiley.

Very disappointing that anywhere in the US let alone the eastern seaboard would take weeks to get power restored after a construction accident.

Crowe wrote:
A construction company drove a steel rod into an underground transmission line so it's not a quick fix.

It sure is, fly in equipment and lay new cables.

We're not talking about a rupture in one of NYC's superconducting transmission cables here.

Ironic that the power cables are underground in this area because hurricanes kept knocking down the poles.

It sure is, fly in equipment and lay new cables.

Well, not exactly.

PCL Construction had excavated the ground and installed a box to give the crew easier access to the break. A pump truck was removing water from the box, an effort complicated by water constantly refilling the space.

If they don't do the trench work correctly it can be fatal. It's not something that should be rushed.

I won't argue that repairing it is dangerous and difficult. I am commenting it is suspicious as to why bother repairing it at all.

State of emergency declaration clear so much red tape the power company shouldn't have trouble getting approval to lay brand new lines.