Eversource to oversee helicopter inspections

BERLIN — Eversource will be conducting aerial inspections of highvoltage electrical equipment on rights of way throughout Connecticut this month, including several municipalities in Middlesex County.

This semiannual inspection is an important part of the company’s ongoing commitment to providing reliable electric service, according to a press release. The work, which will take place in Middletown and surrounding towns, involves the use of a helicopter equipped with heatsensing, infrared scanning technology which can detect potential equipment issues before they occur, according to the company.

Blue and silver helicopters, with the tail number N1431W, will be used. Surveying will continue through Aug. 31, weather permitting, and flights will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following Connecticut cities and towns will be affected: Andover, Beacon Falls, Berlin, Bethany, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bozrah, Branford, Bristol, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Chester, Columbia, Coventry, Danbury, Darien, Deep River, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hartford, East Haven, East Lyme, East Windsor, Ellington, Essex, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Granby, Greenwich, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Hampton, Hartford, Harwinton, Hebron, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Litchfield, Lyme, Manchester, Mansfield, Meriden, Middlebury and Middlefield

Also, Middletown, Milford, Monroe, Montville, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, Newington, Newtown, North Branford, North Stonington, Norwalk, Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Plymouth, Pomfret, Portland, Putnam, Redding, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salisbury, Shelton, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stamford, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Wallingford, Washington, Waterbury, Waterford, Watertown, Westport, Wethersfield, Wilton, Windham, Windsor, Wolcott, Woodbridge and Woodbury

Contributed photo Eversource will be holding infrared helicopter inspections throughout Connecticut in August.