ComEd To Perform Power Line Maintenance This Summer

Press release from the Village of Tinley Park:

ComEd will be performing vegetation management activities along the transmission corridor at 159th Street west of 80th Avenue in May, June and July. Vegetation management is necessary to ensure public safety and the reliability of electrical service.

The Tinley Park transmission corridors are composed of large steel poles or tower structures that are used to transport large volumes of electricity. Qualified line clearance workers contracted by ComEd perform all tree pruning and vegetation management work along these corridors, and supervisors and general foreman maintain close contact with crews to ensure safety and adherence to proper vegetation maintenance procedures.

Trees and bushes that grow to heights less than 10 feet may be approved by ComEd for planting near power lines. Trees that grow greater than 15 feet (for example maple, elm and blue spruce) should never be planted under or near power lines. At full height, these trees could contact lines and cause a power outage or create a safety issue. For more information visit www.ComEd.com/trees.

This press release was produced by the Village of Tinley Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.