Eversource Begins Aerial Inspections Over Oxford

Eversource will be conducting aerial inspections of vegetation growing near its high-voltage electric lines this week in Connecticut. This semiannual inspection is an important part of the company’s ongoing commitment to providing reliable electric service, officials said in a news release.

The work involves the use of a helicopter flying low over Eversource’s transmission line corridors to check for any encroachment from trees or other vegetation.

“The helicopter inspections of our transmission lines are a crucial and effective part of our commitment to reducing the frequency and duration of power outages,” said Steve Driscoll, Vice President of Operation Services in a statement released to the media. “Well over a million customers in Connecticut depend on us for their electric service and that’s why we’re always working proactively to keep the system operating safely and reliably.”

The aerial inspections begin March 23 and, weather permitting, will continue through next week, ending on March 31.

Flights will take place from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., covering the following Connecticut cities and towns:

Andover, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bozrah, Branford, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Canaan, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Columbia, Coventry, Danbury, Darien, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Lyme, East Windsor, Ellington, Fairfield, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Granby, Greenwich, Haddam, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Meriden, Middlebury, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, Montville, New Britain, New London, New Milford, Newington, Newtown, North Stonington, Norwalk, Norwich, Oxford, Plainfield, Pomfret, Portland. Preston, Putnam, Redding, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stamford, Suffield, Thompson, Wallingford, Waterbury, Waterford, Watertown, Weston, Wethersfield, Wilton, Windham, Windsor, Wolcott, Woodbury.

DESCRIPTION OF AIRCRAFT: Blue & Gray Helicopter, Tail # N1431W & Blue & White Helicopter, Tail #N411DD.

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