The hydro is out this morning for many residents of Steinbach.

According to Manitoba Hydro, the outage is mostly impacting the triangle-shaped area that is east of Highway 12, north of McKenzie Avenue and southwest of Highway 52.

As a result of the outage, the traffic lights are out at Highway 12 and Loewen Boulevard, backing up traffic. 

Manitoba Hydro states that the power went out around 7:39 am and is estimated to be restored at 11 am. More than 660 customers are impacted.

The cause has yet to be determined. 

 

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