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WINNIPEG — Over 20 traffic lights were out in the St. James area, affecting numerous intersections in the region. Police were asking drivers and pedestrians to treat these intersections as a four-way stop until the problem is resolved.

At around 3:45 p.m. police said through their twitter account that all traffic lights had started working again.

Great news West #Winnipeg commuters! It looks like the traffic lights in St. James are functioning again. Have a safe drive home tonight. — Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) July 20, 2016

See below for list of the outages Wednesday afternoon:

St. James Traffic Light Outages Update – This is a listing of the outages we're aware of present. Please be safe. pic.twitter.com/iuKdHFOV0i — Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) July 20, 2016

The outages began at roughly 2:45 p.m.

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Manitoba Hydro worked on restoring power to the area.

#mboutage Tyndall Park, St. James, Maples: approx. 4,000 customers restored. Crews working on remaining 4,000. Thanks for your patience. — Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) July 20, 2016

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