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The new boxes are on the vaults and they cut Pines Drive at Cluster 5 and ran conduit to the transformer. (Photos courtesy of Greg Gomez)

Next week NYSEG will be cutting across Pines Dr to access the transformers in our parking lots.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE drive slowly as workers will be present and likely be in places that you would not expect.

The digging continues up Pines Drive:

New Footings for the vaults are also being installed as the move along:

After staging equipment by the RRVA entrance yesterday, NYSEG has begun upgrades to our infrastructure.

From Greg Gomez: They trench, put the conduit in and cover it back up.  The wires will be dragged through later, so they are moving very fast.  More good news: when they cut the road it will be done in halves which will keep the road passable for everyone.  They will trench half the road, put in the conduit and cover it back up, then they will cut the other half of the street.  They expect to complete all trenching and backfilling by the end of next week.

This morning, NYSEG is at RRVA in preparation for the first phase of our infrastructure upgrades. Hopefully they can make some real progress before the weather changes.

Greg (BoD) has been following up with NYSEG about our electric infrastructure upgrades.

NYSEG has informed us that upgrades to RRVA’s electrical infrastructure “will” begin in August.  This is not the first time we’ve been told work will start soon, and in all fairness, this project involves orchestrating many moving parts: heavy equipment for trench digging, sourcing local labor, union compliance, trench building, raw materials supply, implementation and connection of new infrastructure, disconnection of old, removal of old. 

Please note, this is the first phase of repairing and upgrading our electrical infrastructure. The work will likely go on for a few years to come.

We will keep you posted.