PSEG Long Island is beginning another “circuit reliability project” in the Town of Riverhead to improve the reliability of the energy grid in the area, the utility announced last week.
The project will last approximately three months, PSEG-LI said.
Licensed contractors will replace existing wires, install new and more durable poles, install or replace switching equipment, and transfer main line wires underground in select rear properties. All of these infrastructure upgrades will help reduce the number of customers affected by an outage, PSEG-LI said in a press release.
The route covers approximately 3.5 miles along an electric main line circuit.
Crews will work on the following streets:
· West Main Street (Route 25) between Snowflake Ice Cream and Marcy Avenue
· Griffing Avenue between West Second Street and Pulaski Street
· Pulaski Street between Roanoke Avenue and Osborne Avenue
· Roanoke Avenue between Lincoln Street and Old Country Road
· Old Country Road between Ostrander Avenue and Park Avenue
· Northville Turnpike between Old Country Road and Middle Road
· Middle Road between Stoneleigh Road and Fanning Boulevard
In addition, switching equipment will be replaced at: Griffing Avenue north of West Second Street.
There will be localized, intentional, short-duration power outages and minor traffic interruptions related to this project, PSEG-LI said. For more details, see an FAQ page posted by the utility for this project.
This is the fifth project in the Town of Riverhead funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program, which was established to harden electrical distribution infrastructure against future storm damage and help restore power more quickly, according to the PSEG-LI website. In 2014, more than $729 million of federal recovery funds were secured for the Long Island Power Authority via an agreement between Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under the FEMA 406 Mitigation Program.
“Undertaking this FEMA-funded project in Riverhead ensures that even more Long Islanders are served by equipment that can withstand extreme weather and provide the kind of service that our customers deserve,” PSEG-LI’s vice president of transmission and distribution operations John O’Connell said in the press release.
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