Water Oak Lane Electric Improvement Project

This project has been completed. Below is the information provided to customers prior to the project start date. 

Project Update - March 31, 2016

JEA has completed work to upgrade and replace the main electric feeder line that serves the Water Oak and Pirate's Cove neighborhoods of Ortega. 

Once all joint utility users (AT&T, Bellsouth, and Comcast) have moved their facilities over to the new poles, JEA will be back out to remove the old poles, fill in the holes and complete restoration of the project area (including working with the community to plant new trees). 

Project Objective 

JEA has completed work to upgrade and replace the main electric feeder line that serves the Water Oak and Pirate's Cove neighborhoods of Ortega. In addition, JEA also replaced old or deteriorated power poles along the project route and installed new fiberglass cross-arms, brackets for insulators, fuses, and transformers which will also provide for better power quality and reliability.

These new facilities will protect against birds and squirrels which are often the cause of many unplanned blips and power outages. JEA will also be installing additional street lights and “power line friendly” trees along Water Oak Lane as requested by the Pirate’s Cove Neighborhood Association. JEA will not be doing any work at the individual electric meter that serves your home. 

Planned Power Outages

Customers will experience brief power outages as a result of this work. JEA crews will be required to temporarily shut off power to each individual home to switch each electric service over to the new power line. Customers will be notified prior to any prolonged (more than 1 hour) planned electric outages. 

Construction Conditions

Residents will first notice locate paint marks and flags on the ground throughout the project area. These locates assist our crews in identifying the existing underground utilities prior to the start of our work. 

Residents can expect anywhere between 5-8 large utility trucks in the area depending on the planned work activity. Power poles will be temporarily dropped off or staged in the public right of way portion of your yard until they can be installed. Several poles may be moved back at least 4-feet from the curb, road, or sidewalk to conform to current JEA standards for road clearances. Most poles replaced will remain adjacent to the existing pole. 

Once the poles have been placed in the ground, crews will then install the equipment on the poles followed by pulling the new electric wires between the new poles. JEA will leave the old power poles in place until AT&T, Bellsouth and Comcast move their facilities over to the new poles. Once this work is completed, JEA will return to remove the old poles and fill the holes. 

JEA may require some detours and/or lane closures while this work is completed. The Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office will sometimes be utilized to help direct traffic around the construction area. Any roads, curb, grass, driveway, sidewalk, or sod unintentionally damaged during construction will be replaced at the end of the project.