By Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE –Trussville police and Alabama Power crews are on the scene at the Main Street and Chalkville Road intersection due to a power outage. Southbound traffic on Chalkville Road is be re-routed behind Braden’s Furniture store.
Isaac Pigott of Alabama Power said about 800 customers were without power at 9:45 a.m. and company officials determined that the cause of the outage was a switch that had burned out between two substations. By 10 a.m., service to all customers had been restored.
Power outage in downtown Trussville cause traffic delays Tuesday morning.
Photo by Katie Malone/The Trussville Tribune
Reports of blown transformers began coming in shortly after 9 a.m.
Readers have reported of power outages from Main Street to Mountain Drive have been reported, including the traffic signal at Main Street and Rockridge Avenue.
Updated at 10:02 a.m. with additional information from Isaac Pigott of Alabama Power.
