Downed hydro lines close Mississauga roadway, while hundreds lose power

Multiple hydro poles and lines in Mississauga were downed by a storm in Mississauga late Tuesday afternoon, causing a power outage and a road closure near Pearson Airport.

Alectra Utilities says hundreds of its customers in an area of Mississauga near Pearson Airport will likely be without power until early evening as the result of an outage. A total of 472 businesses and homes in the area of Britannia Road East and Dixie Road are believed to be affected by outages. Crews have been dispatched and the expected time of resumption is 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Update: Around 220 customers remain affected, with a revised resumption time of 10 p.m. Tuesday.

UPDATE: #Outage in #Mississauga affecting approx 220 homes and businesses in the area of Britannia Rd E and Dixie Rd. Crew continues working, New ETR 10:00pm . For more info visit https://t.co/p4CfqxLBW2 #pwrout ^pa

— Alectra (@alectranews) June 7, 2022

Meantime, Peel Regional Police say Trinity Drive is closed between Bonhill Road and Atlantic Dr. because live hydro wires have been knocked down, creating a safety hazard.

“Stay away from that area,” Peel police said in a social media post at 5:56 p.m. on Tuesday.

No injuries have been reported.

Alectra’s progress at restoring hydro service can be tracked at alectrautilities.com.

DANGEROUS CONDITION:
– Dixie Rd & Trinity Dr in #Brampton
– Multiple hydro poles/lines down
– @MississaugaFES on scene
– No reports of injuries
– Avoid the area
– C/R at 4:49 p.m.
– PR22-0191506

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) June 7, 2022

Outage in #Mississauga affecting approx 472 homes and businesses in the area of Britannia Rd E and Dixie Rd. Crew dispatched. ETR 7:00pm. For more info visit https://t.co/p4CfqxLBW2 #pwrout ^pa

— Alectra (@alectranews) June 7, 2022

UPDATE:
– Trinity Dr closed between Bonhill Rd & Atlantic Dr
– Live wires are down
– Stay away from that area

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) June 7, 2022

(Cover image via Alectra Utilities.)