UPDATE:
Ausgrid said in a statement to 2NURFM that crews were on site yesterday (April 16) working on the 17 street lights which have been out in the Maryland area.
"The outage was caused by a fault on the underground cable which supplies power to
these streetlights.
Power
was restored to the lights yesterday afternoon as crews were able to bypass the
damaged underground cable but the bypass means the lights will remain on 24
hours a day until we can get in to make the permanent repairs to the
underground cables.
Ausgrid
would like to thank residents for their patience as we work to rectify the issue," A Spokesperson said.
EARLIER:
Residents in more than 100 homes across Maryland and Fletcher have been left in the dark for over a month as streetlight outages remain unresolved.
Archer Crescent, Ajax Avenue, Blackwood Court, Delray Crescent and parts of Maryland Drive are the streets presently affected by the outage.
Electricity giant Ausgrid has failed to respond to residents concerns prompting local MP Sonia Hornery to get involved.
"There are more than 100 homes in five streets that are without a single working street light and it simply isn't good enough that Ausgrid has left them like this," said Ms Hornery.
"Despite dozens of attempts by residents and my office to get an answer out of Ausgrid, they have not provided any details or responded to any emails."
A recent spike in criminal activity in the area is only adding to locals concerns, as the lack of street lighting provides criminals with the perfect opportunity to commit their illegal acts.
"We have seen a recent spate of crimes in the area with brazen criminals roaming the streets in the early hours of the morning, searching and breaking into cars."
Sonia Hornery has vowed to take further action to get the situation resolved and plans to take the issue to parliament.
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| Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP - via The Guardian |
