PSEG Long Island began another circuit reliability project in the Great Neck area earlier this month, which hopes to strengthen the area’s energy grid and resilience to power outages.
The two-mile project, slated to last about five months, will replace electrical wires, install new durable poles, and install and replace switching equipment in the Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza and Thomaston area.
The project is tackling parts of Shore Cliff Place, Parkwood Drive, Shore Drive, Cedar Drive, Bayview Avenue, Knightsbridge Road, Pont Street, South Middle Neck Road, Shoreward Drive and the Reverend M.L.K. Jr. Avenue.
“Outstanding electric reliability is one of PSEG Long Island’s top priorities,” John O’Connell, PSEG Long Island’s vice president of transmission and distribution operations, said in a statement. “This infrastructure improvement project in Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza and Thomaston is just one of hundreds of FEMA-funded upgrades we have been making at no additional cost to our customers.”
According to PSEG’s website, there are four other ongoing projects in the Great Neck area. Among the areas affected are Great Neck Gardens, Kings Point, Great Neck, Thomaston, University Gardens, Lake Success, Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Estates and Kensington.
The project is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program, which aims to strengthen electrical distribution infrastructure against storms. More than $729 million in federal funds were secured for the Long Island Power Authority in 2014.
