surrounding Pembroke areas on Sunday.

Power will be interrupted to allow for major construction work to improve the security of the present supply, Belco spokesperson Ms Linda Smith said.

The Spanish Point area will be affected from 9 a.m. to noon, while the other Pembroke areas will be affected between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Spanish Point areas to be affected are: Spanish Point Road, Plaices Point Road, Crestwood Drive, Shaw Wood Road, Shaw Wood Crescent, Green Bay Lane, Bluck Point Road, North Cote Road, North Cote West, North Cote Close, High Point Road, Abri Lane, and Cheriton Lane; St. John's Hill, Hill Crescent, Arlington Avenue, Mariners Lane, Admiralty Lane, Valley View Lane, Bean Dale, Clarence Dale Road, Clarence Dale Drive, Newman Lane, Seagull Lane, Phillips Cove Lane, and Phillips Cove; Sugar Apple Lane, Flat Rock Close, Flat Rock Lane, Pigeon Rock Lane, Cove Road Lane, Old House Lane, Long lane, Dubloon Lane, Boss's Cove Road, and Stovell Bay Road.

The Pembroke areas affected are: Tulo Lane, Controversy Lane, Creek View Lane, Cox's Lane, Moore's Lane, Inland Lane, Sunset View Road, Travellers, Canal Lane, Mill Creek Road, Mill Creek Lane, Mill Reach Lane, Mill Reach Road, and Addendum Lane; Pitts Bay Road (from Serpentine Road to St. John's Road), St. John's Road (from Pitts Bay Road to North Shore Road), Cox's Hill, and Cox's Hill Road (from King's Gate Lane to Cox's Hill).

A set of Hamilton traffic lights were shut down for several days starting from yesterday morning.

And Corporation of Hamilton secretary Roger Sherratt has urged drivers to take care while the traffic light system is replaced with a new computerised control system.

The lights -- at the junction of Reid Street and Court Street -- will go off at 9.15 a.m.

Mr. Sherratt said that traffic using Reid Street has the right of way, but asked all drivers to slow down and go through the junction with care.

He added the computerised system will also incorporate a pedestrian crossing, unlike the current set-up.

Mr. Sherratt added: "We apologise for any inconvenience, but in the long run, there will be a great improvement.''