Have you seen workers seeming to dangle from helicopter wires?
Don’t worry. It’s not a big rescue effort.
It’s electric.
It’s all part of improving service to customers, according to Atlantic City Electric.
“We are performing reliability enhancement work to benefit thousands of customers in Atlantic City and the surrounding area,” spokesman Frank Tedesco said. “This work is occurring through marshland and along an existing transmission line route between Route 30 and the Atlantic City Expressway, from Leeds Avenue in Pleasantville to Beach Thorofare in Atlantic City.”
A helicopter is being used both to set the steel poles in the marshland and transport personnel performing the work, he explained.
For safety, the westbound ramp to Delilah Road from Route 30 is closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the work is being completed.
“The use of the helicopter will minimize the environmental impact in completing this work and provide a more efficient and safer option for crews, especially in this case where access to energy infrastructure is limited,” Tedesco said.
The work is meant to modernize and strengthen the area’s energy grid ahead of extreme weather and powerful storms.
Poles that can withstand 120 mph winds are being used in the six miles of transmission lines being rebuilt.
The crews are also installing innovative technologies to improve system reliability, such as specialized equipment that can automatically restore service more quickly or isolate damage.
