Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation is investing nearly $10 million in new electrical facilities to improve service reliability and ensure adequate supplies of power in portions of the Town and City of Poughkeepsie. In the coming year, two different projects will improve service to approximately 8,000 homes and businesses in the Spackenkill and Route 9 areas of the Town of Poughkeepsie and portions of the City of Poughkeepsie.
Why? We’re making this significant investment to keep pace with the steady growth that has taken place in this region over the years and to improve the reliability of electric service. These needed improvements will bolster the local electric system in this area, which is at or near capacity due to growth in recent years, and provide better system redundancy to enhance the quality of service.
The work will take place now through the end of the year:
- In the first project, site work has already begun for the construction of a new electric substation to be placed along an existing utility easement that crosses Spackenkill Road, scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. Shrubs and native plantings will be placed around the substation to help screen its appearance, and a lower-capacity existing substation on the opposite side of Spackenkill Road will be removed next year.
- In the other project, distribution line improvements on Spackenkill Road, Millbank Road and Cedar Avenue are being made. As part of this upgrade, new distribution lines will be placed on the south side of Spackenkill Road along certain sections, and distribution poles and lines will be upgraded and replaced along most sections of Cedar Avenue. This work will take place over three phases:
- Phase 1: March to April 2010, work along Spackenkill Road from about Twin Hills Road to Hagan Drive, and work along Cedar Avenue from Spackenkill Road to Lorie Lane.
- Phase 2: May to June 2010, work along Spackenkill Road from Colburn Drive to Alda Drive.
- Phase 3: July to September 2010, work along Spackenkill Road from Hagan Drive to Croft Corners to Route 9.
- Phase 4: Late 2010, replace poles from Alda Drive to Titusville Road.
Improvement activities will be limited primarily to weekdays. Central Hudson crews follow safe work practices and will utilize measures to control traffic from time to time, although disruptions are expected to be minimal.
We appreciate our customers’ patience as we invest in new facilities to better serve the needs of the community.
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