Downed power pole caused traffic, left some Bluffton residents without electricity for hours
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 1:15 p.m. with the latest information.
All lanes on a portion of May River Road in Bluffton were closed for multiple hours Saturday morning after a vehicle collided with a power pole, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
The pole fell near Gascoigne Bluff Road, a Sheriff’s Office news release said.
About 150 people experienced a power outage in that area, according to a Dominion Energy South Carolina map. The power was restored by 1:15 p.m.
Google Maps showed moderate to heavy traffic in the area for most of the morning and into early afternoon, which is near Rose Dhu Creek Plantation, Hampton Hall, and Barton’s Run.
This story was originally published June 8, 2019 at 9:52 AM.
Lana Ferguson
The Island Packet