During the week of October 10th, PECO will begin the final phase of construction to replace underground electric cable in Newtown Crossing. The purpose of this work is to upgrade high voltage underground electric cable and splices identified in 2000 as having a higher than acceptable outage history and reaching the end of its life. This work will mark the completion of a multi-phase, five year commitment to improve long-term reliability made by PECO to the Newtown Crossing Community Association in 2000.

The first part of this final phase of construction, expected to begin late this week, will be the digging of 'pilot' holes throughout the entire scope of work to identify the location of buried facilities and underground soil conditions.

The second part will be trenching and the installation of conduit. The conduit, which for the most part will be installed in the roadway to minimize damage to customers' properties, enables a way to easily pull in replacement high voltage cable without major excavation, should that become necessary in the future. Conduit installation will start at the intersection of Mill Pond and Buck Road and continue for the next three weeks up Mill Pond and adjacent side streets to Princess Lane. Trenching from Princess Lane to the intersection of Canterbury Court and Union Street will occur between November 7th and December 9th. Streets affected include: Mill Pond, Cherry Lane, Gettysburg Lane, Hickory Lane, Hershey Court, Franklin Court, Delaware Court, Princess Lane, King Charles Lane, York Street, Chestnut Drive, Hidden Valley Lane, Chesapeake Drive, Candlewood Court, and Canterbury Court.

The final portion of the project will involve pulling new cable through the newly installed conduit and connecting it to the transformers. All work will be completed by the end of 2005.

PECO has awarded this work to Danella Construction. Danella will be staging their equipment and material for the project in the parking lot near the pool and playground. During construction, the NCCA Board is asking all residents to walk and drive cautiously in all construction areas. Parents, please keep your children away from all equipment and material during the project.