PSEG Planning Work In Mineola, Garden City

PSEG Long Island will be performing work in Garden City and Mineola in November to improve the reliability of the electric system and fortify it for future storms.

PSEG plans to replace wires more weather-resistant wires, install new and more durable utility poles and install and replace switching equipment to help reduce the number of customers affected by power outages.

Crews from PSEG will be working on 4.5 miles of line in Garden City, Mineola and into the Town of Hempstead and North Hempstead. They will be working on:

• Mineola Boulevard between Third Street and Old Country Road
• Old Country Road between Mineola Boulevard and County Seat Drive
• Rear property (Nassau County Clerk’s Office parking lot) between Old Country Road and 13th Street
• Rear property west of Arthur Street between 11th Street and St. James Street North
• St. James Street North between Stewart Avenue and John Street
• LIRR right-of-way/rear property north of Commercial Avenue between Franklin Avenue and Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
• Chestnut Street between St. James Street and Franklin Avenue
• LIRR right-of-way/rear property south of Seventh Street between Chestnut Street and Hilton Avenue
• LIRR right-of-way/rear property between St. James Street North and St. James Street
• St. James Street between Ash Street and Magnolia Avenue
• LIRR right-of-way/rear property between St. James Street and Morrell Street
• Morrell Street between West Columbia Street and dead end
• Lent Avenue between Morrell Street and Clinton Street
• Yale Street between Clinton Street and Westbury Boulevard
• Westbury Boulevard between Yale Street and Commander Avenue
• Bennett Avenue between Yale Street and Dartmouth Street
• Dartmouth Street between Bennett Avenue and James LL Burrell Avenue
• Stewart Avenue (Village of Hempstead) between Yale Street and East Columbia Street
• East Columbia Street between Stewart Avenue (Village of Hempstead) and Blempton Place
• Blempton Place between East Columbia Street and Jackson Street
• Jackson Street between Blempton Place and Bennett Avenue
• Stewart Avenue (Garden City) between St. James Street North and Arthur Street

The work will take place on Mondays through Fridays in November, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with limited weeknight and Sunday work. The work may cause traffic delays in the areas where work is being done, and there will be localized, intentional power interruptions. PSEG will notify customers before any outages.

The work will take about seven months to complete, PSEG says.

The new poles will be placed about two to three feet from the existing poles. They old poles won't be removed right away because other utilities still use them. PSEG says it will actively work with cable and phone companies and local municipalities to move their wires to the new poles so the old ones can be removed.

PSEG says customers with any questions about the project can contact customer service at 1-800-490-0025.

Photo: PSEG Long Island