As a result, thousands of motorists were forced to fight their way through busy intersections.
An official from High Power, the company responsible for the maintenance of traffic lights, told The Tribune yesterday that the blackout had an adverse affect on their system.
Work crews were dispatched to communities throughout New Providence in an effort to get the lights working again.
According to an employee at the company’s 380-8064 hotline, they experienced an influx of calls regarding the lights yesterday afternoon.
Incapacitated signals at the intersections of Shirley Street, Mackey Street and Bay Street – extremely busy routes during rush hour – caused particularly heavy traffic yesterday afternoon. Lights on both Thompson Boulevard and Farrington Road were also not working.
Two lights were also out on East Street, at Gibbs Corner and at the intersection with Wulff Road.
The light on the corner of Collins Avenue and Rusty Bethel Drive was not working. The signals on Bar 20 Corner and the corner of Village and Parkgate Road were also out of commission.
By ROYANNE FORBES-DARVILLE, The Tribune
