Where Are Trees Being Trimmed In WeHa? See If Your Street Is Impacted

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Local residents in coming weeks will have to be a bit patient while navigating their way around town, as Eversource Energy crews are looking to prevent future power outages.

That's because crews are fanning out around town when the weather permits to trim tree branches and try and make sure that when the weather sours, it won't take down power lines as well.

"Trees are the number one cause of outages during storms in Connecticut. Statewide, data shows a continued need for several types of vegetation management, ranging from regularly scheduled trimming and pruning to removal of trees that are decayed, insect-infested, damaged or structurally weak," wrote Eversource in a statement released by the Town of West Hartford this week.

Eversource serves 28,953 customers in West Hartford.

In 2023, Eversource plans to trim trees along 67.8 miles of overhead electric distribution lines, 15.1 miles are along the backbone of the electrical grid. Work began in January.

Eversource has provided West Hartford with this year's notice of planned and scheduled vegetation maintenance work on the electric transmission right-of-way located in town.

Click on the following links for more details regarding the types of maintenance planned.

• Scheduled Maintenance Trimming (SMT)
• Enhanced Tree Trimming (ETT)
• Maintenance Enhanced Tree Trimming (METT)

Click on the MAP of streets to view where work will occur.