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Power Outage in Hockessin and Pike Creek Area

Don Rush

Power outages were reported this morning in Pike Creek and Hockessin.

The Delaware Department of Transportation says a number of traffic signals went dark in the Hockessin area.

Drivers were urged to use caution and lower their speeds.        

Meanwhile, Delmarva Power said there were around 17-hundred customers who lost electricity in the Pike Creek area around 9:30 a.m.

Full service was expected to be restored by 11 a.m. 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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