With the main line restored, the line crew can isolate other damage and prioritize repairs. Though a couple of repairs were closer, fixing the line that serves the subdivision down the road will get a larger number of customers on more quickly. A smaller tap line serving several homes and the farm on the hill is next on the list for the line crew. The customers in one house may have seen the crew driving by their home and working right across the road. They see lights in homes of all their neighbors, but they still don't have power.
Individual repairs come after all distribution and tap lines are restored.
It's more economical to first repair the lines that will restore power to the most people. When the power goes out, OPPD activates crews to restore service as quickly and as safely as possible. Treat every downed power line as a live wire. Stay away from it. OPPD will restring a downed line or string a new line as long as there is a clear corridor of air space from the power pole to the point where the wires attach to the house.