HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A downed power line closed a major roadway in Henrico's West End for several hours Thursday afternoon.
Henrico Police said a power line came down across Gaskins Road near Quioccasin Road around 1:15 p.m. Thursday.
As a result, officials said Gaskins was closed between Quioccasin and Gayton roads.
"Dominion Power has been notified and are responding to the scene," police said.
Drivers were urged to "avoid the area and use alternate routes."
According to Dominion's website, just over 170 customers were without power as of 3:15 p.m. It is unclear if the downed line is connected to those outages.
Police said that Gaskins Road reopened just before 4 p.m. and power outages in Henrico had dropped to just over 70 customers as of 5 p.m.
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