Storm cleanup: discarding debris, filing claims, restoring power
About 1,900 of Dominion's
Dominion expects to restore power to all of its customers statewide by Tuesday night.
"The most severe impact seemed to be as the high winds came over the
REC said mutual aid crews helped it more than double its workforce in responding to the storm. Crews had replaced or identified about 175 broken poles as of Monday afternoon.
"When such extensive repairs are required on lines serving a small number of members, it sometimes takes crews several hours to a full day of labor to restore relatively few outages," the utility explained in a news release.
The wind storm also forced the partial or full closure of an estimated 238 state-maintained roads from Thursday through the weekend, according to local
Crews also had to respond to 37 traffic signals district-wide that malfunctioned or were damaged during the storm.
Hannon said crews will be returning to area roads this week to remove any remaining debris left where quick cleanup work was done to open roadways.
The storm also left many residents with damaged homes and a big cleanup task ahead. To help, the
Those with large amounts of debris were urged to use the landfill on
The city of
Brent cautioned homeowners dealing with property damage to do some research before hiring someone to do repairs or cleanup.
"Contractors will go to a damaged neighborhood and go door to door and say, 'Your neighbor has roof damage and we just worked on it, let me check out yours,' " Brent said. "But you've got to do your research on them, it could be a scam."
Also, to speed up the claim process, Brent said homeowners should get the contractor's estimate in writing.
"Having it in writing will cut turnaround [with the insurance company] by a week to 10 days," Brent said. "It makes a significant difference."
For those not sure if they should file an insurance claim or not, Brent said that is where the local agent can be of service.
"Always call us first," Brent said. "In some cases, it's better to just pay out of pocket. We will give you the best, sound advice for the situation you find yourself in.
"We also have a list of contractors we trust who won't overcharge or exaggerate costs. You'll just save a lot of headaches if you call your local agent."
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