Pleasant Beach Drive NE and Bluff Lane NE
Current project phase: Pre-construction
Project Manager: Artemia Settle
Project overview
As part of an ongoing effort to improve electric safety and reliability on Bainbridge Island, we’re making upgrades to the electric system along sections of Pleasant Beach Drive NE and Bluff Lane NE (see project map on this page).
On Pleasant Beach Drive NE, we are replacing 0.80 miles of electric wire with tree wire. Tree wire is a specially coated, overhead wire that’s designed to prevent an electric short (and subsequent outage) when a tree limb falls into a power line. By installing tree wire in other locations in PSE’s service area, we’ve reduced power outages caused by falling limbs by up to 95%. On Bluff Lane NE and a small section of NE Beck Road, we are installing a new section of underground cable.
Preliminary work for the project began in 2022 and construction is expected to begin in 2026-2027.
Quick Facts
- Replace overhead wire with tree wire on Pleasant Beach Dr. NE
- Install a new section of underground cable on Bluff Ln. NE
- Will reduce likelihood of tree-related outages
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