JCPandL Works to Improve Service With Construction of New Transmission Line Project

Take note, those who lost power in the past few winter storms: Jersey Central Power & Light has started construction on the final segment of its new 11.5-mile transmission line project.

The project is designed to enhance service reliability, the utilities company said, and help meet the growing demand for electricity in Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth counties.

The project is expected to be in service by June 2016 and will help enhance service to nearly 34,000 customers in East Windsor, Englishtown, Hightstown, Manalapan, Millstone and Monroe.

The current construction involves building an eight-mile section of a 115-kilovolt transmission line between an existing JCP&L substation in Hightstown and a transmission structure located along State Highway 33 near Manalapan.

The previous part of the project was completed in 2013 and involved replacing or rebuilding transmission structures along three miles of existing right-of-way from a substation in Manalapan to Millstone.

The overall cost of the project is $48 million, with $18.8 million expected to be spent this year.