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Eversource to Conduct Springtime Aerial Inspection in East Hampton, Portland
Eversource is set to begin springtime aerial inspections across Connecticut.
BERLIN, CT – Eversource will be conducting aerial inspections of vegetation growing near its high-voltage electric lines this week in Connecticut.
This semiannual inspection is an important part of the company’s ongoing commitment to providing reliable electric service. The work involves the use of a helicopter flying low over Eversource’s transmission line corridors to check for any encroachment from trees or other vegetation, according to a release.
“The helicopter inspections of our transmission lines are a crucial and effective part of our commitment to reducing the frequency and duration of power outages,” Vice President of Operation Services Steve Driscoll said in a release. “Well over a million customers in Connecticut depend on us for their electric service and that’s why we’re always working proactively to keep the system operating safely and reliably.”
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The aerial inspections begin March 23 and, weather permitting, will continue through next week, ending on March 31.
Flights will take place from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., covering the following Connecticut cities and towns:
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- Andover
- Bethel
- Bethlehem
- Bloomfield
- Bozrah
- Branford
- Bridgeport
- Brookfield
- Brooklyn
- Canaan
- Canterbury
- Canton
- Chaplin
- Cheshire
- Columbia
- Coventry
- Danbury
- Darien
- Durham
- East Granby
- East Haddam
- East Hampton
- East Lyme
- East Windsor
- Ellington
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Franklin
- Glastonbury
- Granby
- Greenwich
- Haddam
- Hampton
- Hartford
- Hebron
- Killingly
- Lebanon
- Ledyard
- Lisbon
- Lyme
- Madison
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- Meriden
- Middlebury
- Middlefield
- Middletown
- Milford
- Montville
- New Britain
- New London
- New Milford
- Newington
- Newtown
- North Stonington
- Norwalk
- Norwich
- Oxford
- Plainfield
- Pomfret
- Portland
- Preston
- Putnam
- Redding
- Ridgefield
- Rocky Hill
- Roxbury
- Salisbury
- Sharon
- Simsbury
- Somers
- South Windsor
- Southington
- Stamford
- Suffield
- Thompson
- Wallingford
- Waterbury
- Waterford
- Watertown
- Weston
- Wethersfield
- Wilton
- Windham
- Windsor
- Wolcott
- Woodbury
DESCRIPTION OF AIRCRAFT: Blue & Gray Helicopter, Tail # N1431W & Blue & White Helicopter, Tail #N411DD
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