Power crews made a lot of progress getting the lights back on after major storms pounded Connecticut on Sunday and into Monday.
More than 180,000 customers were in the dark at the height of the storm and there are still families without power four days later.
Ledyard was one of the towns hit hardest by the winds and rain. While a majority of residents have their power back up and running as of Thursday afternoon, it doesn’t mean all wires are cleared from the road.
In fact, some parents who live on Overlook Road in Gales Ferry have to travel about a half mile to get their kids to the bus stop.
Ledyard School Districts’ superintendent said the buses will not drive over wires, even if they’re not live.
"I expected when they took the tree down they would at least remove the power lines, at least to the side of the road, so that buses and cars could pass," Kris Viviano, who lives on Overlook Road, said.
The street only has one way in and one way out. For a couple of days, the majority of residents were trapped on their street because of storm debris.
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Viviano has been walking about a quarter mile to and from the temporary bus stop every day to get her twin 6th graders to make sure they don’t touch one of the downed wires.
"Very frustrating," 11-year-old Luca Viviano said.
But the family said they appreciate the school and bus drivers being extra safe.
The family has also been spending every night at grandma's to stay warm while their power was out. However, on Thursday, day four of darkness, power was restored to their home.
It’s something neighbor Vincent Coronis was extremely excited about.
"I left my job and came home," Coronis said. He spent the day catching up on laundry and dirty dishes.
Downed wires blocked Coronis’ driveway after Sunday’s storm. The ones outside his home and on the street don’t belong to Eversource, but crews taped them off Thursday.
On Shewville Road in Ledyard, clean-up continued for 87-year-old Edward Gladue and his grandson. Gladue was dealing with six downed trees and said he is planning on taking down two more trees so they don’t fall over during the next big storm.
