Power Outage Impacting 4000+ in White City Area

White City, Oregon- A power outage in the White City and Eagle Point area of Jackson County has resulted in traffic signal failures, prompting authorities to advise caution and patience from motorists.

With signals rendered dark, drivers are reminded to treat intersections as four-way stops until power is restored.

The outage, affecting approximately 4029 customers as of 10:30 a.m., has led to potential delays in the affected regions. The outage was first reported shortly before 9:00am this morning.

Authorities urge residents to exercise caution and adhere to traffic safety guidelines until normal operations resume.

Pacific Power has crews on scene investigating the outage. Estimated time for full service restoration is before 4:00pm today.

Medford Alert will continue to monitor this incident and provide update as they become available.

4:23pm Update: Approximately 2354 Pacific Power customers remain without power at this time. The updated estimate of restoration, is now 10:00pm.

8:09pm Update: Approximately 103 White City area residents are currently still without power. That number is significantly reduced from this mornings original total of more than 4000.