Bridge Pile Driving Suspected in North Carolina Vacation Island Power Cut
The Bonner Bridge project's prime contractor, PCL, says it is investigating
No one is confirming yet exactly what happened that knocked out power to thousands of residents and tourists on two North Carolina barrier islands.
Pile driving operations for the new Bonner Bridge on North Carolina's Outer Banks appeared to have struck a buried electric transmission line Thursday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of residents and tourists on two barrier islands.