Between 9:00AM – 11:00AM on Saturday April 13, 2013, scheduled electrical work will require sections of the Rockaways to experience two (2) brief interruptions in electric service lasting approximately five (5) minutes each. The affected areas will include Beach Channel Drive from Beach 38th Street to Beach 56th Street, Rockaway Beach Blvd. from Beach 54th Street to Beach 68th Street, and Beach 68th Street north of Rockaway Beach Blvd. to Bayfield Avenue. LIPA will make proactive outbound phone calls to all customers in the area at 7:00PM tonight, Friday April 13, 2013. As always, to report an electric emergency, please contact LIPA at 1-800-490-0075. For more information regarding this planned power outage, visit LIPA Planned Power Outage.

For more information, please see the following information from LIPA:

An important message from the Long Island Power Authority regarding your electric service this weekend.

In order to provide you with long-term reliable electric service, LIPA and its service provider, National Grid will be working to upgrade the damages incurred to the electric system in your area during Super Storm Sandy. To ensure your safety and the safety of our workers, we will need to interrupt the electric service in your area while we make these upgrades.

On Saturday April 13, 2013, between the hours of 9:00AM and 11:00AM, sections of the Rockaways will experience a brief interruption in the electric service lasting approximately five (5) minutes.

As always, please contact LIPA at 1-800-490-0075 with any of your electric service issues. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

(YWN Desk – NYC)