Eversource is committing several tree trimming crews and a supervising licensed arborist to trim and maintain hazardous growth along the following roads:
Old Bridge Road, Halls Road, Lyme Street, Maple Lane, Library Lane, Beckwith Lane, Academy Lane, Lieutenant River Lane, Ferry Road, McCurdy Road, Bittersweet Lane, Duck River Lane, Meetinghouse Lane, Johnnycake Hill Road, Caulkins Road, Noyes, Road, Katherine Road, Smith Neck Road, Kinner Avenue, Mile Creek Road, and Bailey Avenue
The town of Old Lyme has experienced seasonal storms throughout the last 13 years. These storms crippled the community for days with downed energized power lines due to fallen mature trees, branches, and vegetation. Roadway blockages and obstructions along with extended power outages place risk on our resident’s life-safety for days post storm.
The main reason for these blocked and obstructed roadways is storm damage created by downed trees and vegetation. Aging trees and branches fall, and take with them the electrical powerlines and poles creating numerous outages and isolation. By performing routine selective tree maintenance, improves power reliability and reduces roadway obstructions and blockages for residents. Additionally, this task promotes healthy re-growth of remaining vegetation.
The town of Old Lyme’s Office of Emergency Management with support from Eversource is promoting a roadway and electrical resiliency and reliability program to trim and or remove mature decayed trees and limbs that would become an impedance on our local roadways and their power lines during future storm and inclement weather events.
Aging tree growth is the primary reasons for repetitive power outages. Eversource will commence this work beginning on Monday December 11th.
Questions regarding this project may be directed to the Eversource Tree and Vegetation Arborist Susan Stotts at 860.333.4833 with questions or concerns.
Our goal with this partnership is to greatly improve the safety and electrical power reliability throughout these neighborhoods for years to come. Together, we can accomplish this while maintaining our balance with our natural resources and the vegetative beauty of our community