💧 Water and Power · St. John, VI
WAPA said primary phase of Cruz Bay Feeder 7E underground project was completed in January 2023
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/2023-pr/press-release---feeder-7e-cruz-bay-underground-project-update.pdf?sfvrsn=958a5c8f_2
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on January 26, 2023, that the primary phase of the Feeder 7E Cruz Bay Underground Project on St. John had been completed that month.
WAPA said the project began in March 2021 and was funded 90% by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 10% by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
According to the authority, the completed primary phase included civil and electrical work up to the transformer. WAPA said the work had been temporarily delayed in 2022 after archaeological remains were discovered and required analysis and extraction.
The authority said the secondary phase, covering civil and electrical work from the transformer to customers' meters, was expected to begin in 2023.
WAPA said the project would serve about 500 customers, including Gallows Point, Mongoose Junction, U.S. Customs, Emergency Health Services, downtown Cruz Bay and National Park Services.