LEWISTON — Lisbon Street was closed to traffic shortly before 6 p.m. Monday as utility companies scrambled to repair downed lines across at the intersection with North Lisbon Road.
According to police, a tall box truck snagged high tension wires strung across the roadway, pulling down the wires as well as a utility pole near the Liberty Mutual office.
The road was closed to allow Central Maine Power and other utility companies to fix the lines.
Some traffic was being detoured to Westminster Avenue through the industrial park, and other traffic was diverted via Webster and Old Greene roads.
Buildings near the accident scene lost power after the 1:45 p.m. incident.
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- Central Maine Power personnel work to fix a downed pole and wires on North Lisbon Road Monday afternoon in Lewiston. The downed wires came across Route 196, causing the road to be closed during the commuter hours as the crews worked to fix the pole that was snapped when a delivery truck snagged a low hanging wire. Lewiston Public Works responded at around 2:30 p.m. and it took more than an hour and a half to fix the problem.
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- Central Maine Power personnel work to fix a downed pole and wires on North Lisbon Road Monday afternoon in Lewiston. The downed wires came across Route 196, causing the road to be closed to traffic during the commuter hours as the crews worked to fix the pole that was snapped when a delivery truck snagged a low hanging wire. Lewiston Public Works responded at around 2:30 p.m. and it took more than an hour and a half to fix the problem.
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