UPDATE: Eversource Says Power To Be Restored By Noon

Originally published at 8:20 a.m. Updated at 11:48 a.m.

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Eversource’s 11:45 a.m. update shows power has been restored.

Anyone in the area still without power should call Eversource at 1-800-592-2000.

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Eversource spokesperson Michard Durand said power should be restored to all customers in Framingham by noon.

Durand said at 11:20 a.m. that customers on Newbury Street between Speen Street and Old Connecticut Path were still without power.

Eversource was first notified of the power outage around 8:15 a.m., said Durand.

It affected the Route 30 area from Concord Street to Speen Street.

Durand said the issue was a “damaged piece of equipment” on Speen Street.

“It took us a while to find the damaged equipment. We had to patrol the area to find it and then re-route the power,” said Durand.

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There is still a large number of customers without power in Framingham. Some have been without power for almost two hours. The outage is near and along Route 30. As of 10:30 a.m., Eversource was reporting 5% of Framingham without power.

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Eversource is reporting 6 percent of Framingham or more than 1,650 customers without power as of 10 a.m.

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And at 9:15 a.m., Eversource is back reporting 5 percent of Framingham is without power - 1,585 customers.

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At 9 a.m. Eversource is reporting that 3 percent of the town, or about 1,000 customers are still without power. Most reports are in the Route 30 area.

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Eversource is now reporting that 5 percent of Framingham is without power, or about 1,600 customers as of 8:30 a.m.

Traffic signals at the intersection of Routes 30/126 are out, as well as several other traffic signals along Route 30.

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Reports at 8:30 a.m. have the traffic signal on Route 30 near Target and Lowe’s is also not working.

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Framingham Police have sent a cruiser to help with traffic at the intersection, said Framingham Police Lt. Stephen Cronin.

Framingham Fire is on its way to fix the signal issue, said Lt. Cronin.

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There are multiple reports this morning of the traffic signal out at the bus intersection of Routes 30 and 126 in Framingham.

Reports starting coming in from readers after 8:15 a.m.

Motorists should avoid the intersection at the moment, if possible.

Patch will update when we have more information.