Afternoon power outage causes major traffic delays near Ogden

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An afternoon power outage is causing long traffic backups on Military Cutoff Road and Market Street near Ogden.

According to Duke Energy, the outage was first reported at 2:27 p.m. near Market Street and Middle Sound Loop Road.

Around 5:15 p.m., WAZE reported heavy traffic on Military Cutoff Road from Market Street to Eastwood Road.

Duke Energy says the outage is affecting up to 1,800 customers and was caused by a vehicle damaging equipment. Estimated restoration is at 8:30 p.m.

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