Rockland Electric To Start $350K Wyckoff Storm Hardening Project

WYCKOFF, NJ — A $350,000 electric system storm hardening project is set to begin Thursday in Wyckoff, Rockland Electric Company announced.

The project is designed to "improve electric service reliability and strengthen electric system infrastructure for approximately 2,900 of its customers in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Allendale and surrounding areas."

Though the benefits of improved infrastructure are obvious, there will be some traffic adjustments that stem from the project.

A number of poles will be replaced and 1,300 feet of new overhead, heavy-duty cable conductor will be installed along Godwin Avenue to Greenwood Avenue in Wyckoff, Rockland said.

Installation is set to begin at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Godwin Avenue, and will travel north on Godwin Avenue to the Greenwood Avenue intersection.

Rockland crews will be working between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the company said. "Adequate traffic control measures, including flaggers, will be coordinated with the Wyckoff police department," officials said.

Four other projects aimed at improving service reliability have already been completed, according to the company:

"In addition to the Godwin Ave. storm hardening project, four other projects in the service reliability enhancement series have been completed. They include two projects featuring strategic undergrounding of overhead lines totaling $4.8 million, construction of a new circuit on Old Mill Road totaling $400,000 and the installation of $500,000 of additional smart grid equipment on local circuits that serve Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Allendale and surrounding areas."

This latest project brings another distribution circuit into the downtown area from the Franklin Lakes substation, Rockland said.

"As part of the project, three additional remote-operated switching devices will be installed. This will allow distribution system operators to more quickly identify damaged areas and restore service more quickly," officials said.

The company didn't say when the project was expected to be finished.

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