PSEG Long Island Begins Circuit Improvement Project in Plainview

PLAINVIEW, NY - PSEG Long Island announced that they have recently begun a circuit improvement project in the Plainview area.

Crews will be working on the project in the area, which began earlier this month, until around November.

The project includes replacing existing wire with more weather-resistant wire, installing new poles in several locations and installing and/or replace switching equipment to help reduce the number of customers affected by an outage.

The work will take place on Manetto Hill Road between Willben Lane and Old Country Road as well as Washington Avenue between Manetto Hill Road and Sherwood Drive

According to PSEG Long Island there will be "minor traffic interruptions" in the area during the work, which will take place on Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Our customers in Plainview deserve more resilient service and equipment, able to withstand even the most severe weather,” John O’Connell, PSEG Long Island vice president of transmission and distribution operations said. “By expanding Oyster Bay projects to include Plainview, PSEG Long Island is working to ensure that more customers have the best-in-class service they deserve.”

The project is funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program. In 2014, over $729 million of federal recovery funds were secured for the Long Island Power Authority via an agreement between Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the FEMA 406 Mitigation Program.