JCP&L To Trim Trees Around Parsippany In February

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Jersey Central Power & Light will trim trees to clear space for power lines beginning "on or about" February in Parsippany. The work is meant to reduce outages.

This will include the routine trimming of limbs to provide four years of clearance from electrical wires, along with the removal of limbs overhanging Sub Transmission lines.

"Experience has shown that regular, diligent and professional vegetation management practices assist in reducing the number of service problems and outages that customers experience," JCP&L's announcement says.

The company performs all tree removals in accordance with JCP&L's easement rights or otherwise with the written consent of the property owner. The contractors are qualified line-clearance tree workers trained in safety standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and in proper pruning techniques from the National Arborists Association, JCP&L says.

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