💧 Water and Power · St. Thomas, VI
WAPA said road to Harley power plant would close during transport of equipment on June 4 and June 8
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it planned to transport major Wartsila equipment from the Crown Bay area to the Randolph Harley Power Plant on St. Thomas on June 4, 2022, and June 8, 2022, requiring a road closure beginning at 5 a.m.
WAPA said the roadway leading to the power plant would be closed during the moves, and vehicular traffic would also be restricted from the airport access road to the plant. Only WAPA and contractor personnel would be allowed on that roadway to enter the plant through the western entrance.
According to the notice, the equipment was to be moved from near the entrance to the Crown Bay cruise ship dock along the roadway east of the Doris Hodge tennis courts, then north past the Property and Procurement building, the school lunch warehouse and the Puma oil terminal before reaching the power plant. WAPA said each transport was expected to be completed by 8 a.m.
The authority also said parking would not be allowed along the roadway between Antilles Gas and the eastern entrance to the power plant until the operation was complete.
WAPA said the equipment was part of a project to bring four additional Wartsila units online in the first quarter of 2023.