SOTH PADRE ISLAND – AEP Texas crews anticipate restoration of service to the majority of South Padre Island residents by the end of the day Monday.

Crews are working to reroute circuits to restore electric service as they prepare to replace or repair 31 transmission structures knocked down or damage by overnight storms.

Those repairs are expected to continue through Friday.  

To complete the repairs safely, an outage has been scheduled from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. for customers served by the Causeway Substation.  

Other planned outages may be necessary as the repair work continues over the next few days.