Troy Power Outage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 23, 2015

 

Troy Power Outage

The City of Troy is experiencing a large power outage in areas between Coolidge Highway and John R Road, from Square Lake Road to Fourteen Mile Road. The cause is a fire at a transformer substation at Big Beaver Road and Livernois Road. DTE has been on scene and attending to the matter for several hours.

The Troy City Hall, the Troy Library, the Troy Community Center, and the Troy Family Aquatic Center are closed today. The Troy Police Department, Troy Fire Department and Troy Department of Public Works remain open.

Traffic control signals at all major intersections have been restored through the use of generators. Additional police resources have been activated to assist with power outage related matters.

Temporary shelter for impacted residents is available at Woodside Bible Church, 6600 Rochester, Troy. Inquiries regarding temporary shelter can be directed to 248-879-8533.

The City of Troy has established a telephone center for non-emergency inquiries regarding the outage, 248-524-3300.

Residents can contact DTE directly by phone at 800-477-4747 and find additional information regarding the outage on DTE’s website, http://www.dteenergy.com.

Updates will be provided as available.

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