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IV. INFRASTRUCTURE The impact of the hurricane on infrastructure included damage to roads, water mains and utility poles. Direct damage was estimated at $3.44 billion while indirect was estimated at $150 million. It is important to note that information to evaluate damage and losses in the infrastructure sectors was not fully available at the time of the assessment. Some service providers were still executing restoration and recovery activities and were, therefore, unable to quantify the total cost of damage. The estimation of damage and losses in infrastructure presented is, therefore preliminary and is subject to change. a) Electricity 1. Public Utility Systems The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), the private entity entrusted with the provision of electricity in the island, stated that Hurricane Dean did not significantly affect the Company’s generating units, although there was some infrastructural damage at some of the power stations. The transmission system, however, sustained severe damage, particularly in the southern parishes. Indications are that the damage from Hurricane Dean on the transmission system was significantly greater than that caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. There was damage to about 60 of the Company’s 72 transmission line segments, plus some damage at a number of substations. On the power distribution system, all of the Company’s 114 distribution feeder circuits suffered some level of damage. In addition, close to 3,000 pole locations show signs of damage, while approximately 150 kilometers of power lines were destroyed (See Figure 4.1). In order to minimize long-term damage to key elements of the power system, JPS started the phased shutdown of the power system on August 19 by shutting down the electricity in eastern and southern parishes, where customers had been experiencing power outages earlier in the day as a result of broken power lines. An all-island system shutdown was effected in the afternoon as the island began to feel the full effects of Hurricane Dean. 46
The restoration of electricity was done according to the JPS restoration protocol with first priority given to damage assessment and repair of power plants and main transmission lines. On completion of that phase, electricity was first restored to the main lines that provide essential services such as hospitals, airports, communication systems and water supply facilities. Electricity was then restored to power lines serving the largest number of customers, smaller power lines serving smaller groups and finally to individual customers with isolated problems. On August 26, 2007, one week after the event, power supply had been restored to approximately 78 per cent of JPS customers islandwide. Figure 4.2 and 4.4 shows recovery performance of electrical services after the hurricane. Figure 4.3 illustrates that the restoration timeline has significantly improved over that of Hurricane Ivan. Challenges to the restoration process include severe damage to some areas of the power delivery system, difficult terrain, inclement weather, and lack of access to some areas. In addition, the theft of wires, transformers and other material from the power delivery system slowed down the process in some areas. The restoration process was also hampered by vandalism evident in the theft of 20,000 meters of wire. Figure 4.1: Fallen utility poles along the main road leading to Hellshire 47
Page 1 and 2: ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AN
Page 3 and 4: Executive Summary As at October 26,
Page 5 and 6: Environmental impacts of Hurricane
Page 7 and 8: PREFACE This report is prepared to
Page 9 and 10: Hurricane Dean was upgraded to a ma
Page 11 and 12: down just after 1800 UTC (1300 loca
Page 13 and 14: expected for the month of August. O
Page 15 and 16: and elderly received a special paym
Page 17 and 18: Figure1.6: Hurricane Dean Affected
Page 19 and 20: In the fishing industry, approximat
Page 21: II. SOCIAL SECTORS 1. Education Dam
Page 24: The total damage to the housing sec
Page 27: ) Heritage Sites The National Herit
Page 30 and 31: Environmental Health In the area of
Page 32 and 33: Losses to the livestock sector amou
Page 34: Estimates reveal that approximately
Page 37 and 38: Table 3.4: Preliminary Estimates of
Page 39 and 40: In addition to crop loss, infrastru
Page 41 and 42: Table 3.8: Growers Summary of Damag
Page 43 and 44: Table 3.9 SCJ Damage to Physical St
Page 45 and 46: 9. The Fisheries Sector Damage with
Page 47 and 48: The preliminary estimate of the dam
Page 49 and 50: In the North Coast Resort Areas, a
Page 51: In St. Ann, some properties reporte
Page 55 and 56: FIGURE 4.4: PERCENTAGE OF FEEDERS E
Page 57 and 58: Table 4.1: Allocation of estimated
Page 59 and 60: Figure 4.6: Progress of NWC Custome
Page 61 and 62: Table 4.2.: List of Facilities out
Page 63 and 64: flooded equipment left the area wit
Page 65 and 66: 3. Transport, Roads and Bridges Bot
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Page 69 and 70: - Traditional agricultural crops su
Page 71 and 72: (e.g. Sea Fan) was washed ashore al
Page 73 and 74: Habitat Loss. Both terrestrial and
Page 75 and 76: sand on other beaches such as Rolli
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Page 79 and 80: for FY 2006/07 budget. Central Gove
Page 81 and 82: The performance of the economy duri
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Page 85 and 86: VII. GUIDELINES FOR A REHABILITAION
Page 87 and 88: Kingston, St. Thomas St. Elizabeth
Page 89 and 90: PROJECT TITLE: MAPPING OF COASTAL C
Page 91 and 92: PROJECT TITLE: COASTAL ECOSYSTEM ST
Page 93 and 94: PROJECT TITLE: TO REHABILITATE DRAI
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