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Traffic Alert: School bus routes in Suffolk back to normal after downed power line

Buses coming and going from Forest Glen Middle School were impacted.
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SUFFOLK, Va. — Dominion Energy was on the scene of a downed power line that is impacting school bus routes in Suffolk, according to a spokesperson.

Buses coming and going from Forest Glen Middle School, which is on Forest Glen Drive, experienced a change in route or delay due to the downed line. 

According to Dominion, a tree was the cause.

13News Now reached out to a representative from Suffolk Public Schools about how this could impact transportation, and the following response was given:

"The majority of Forest Glen Middle students have arrived at Lakeland High School. The last bus is in route and held up in traffic on route 58."

Shortly before 9:30 a.m., a representative with Suffolk Public Schools confirmed that power had been restored and students were being taken back to school.

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