Planned power outages in Lewes Oct. 15-19

The Lewes Board of Public Works will have scheduled power outages Oct. 15-19 to replace the broken switch gear at the connection between Delmarva Power and the Lewes BPW. It will be a system-wide outage. The first outage will start Monday, Oct. 15 at 11:59 p.m. and end Tuesday at 5 a.m. The next outage will begin Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 11:59 p.m. and end Wednesday at 5 a.m.

It will continue with an outage Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 11:59 p.m. and end Thursday at 5 a.m. The last outage will begin Thursday, Oct. 18 at 11:59 p.m. and end Friday at 5 a.m. The safety of the crews working on this project makes the power outages essential. Anyone with medical equipment that must be operative in a 24-hour period should take the necessary precautions ahead of time. For more information, call the BPW office at 302-645-6228.