Even though a deal has been reached with the state to keep the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant running, Rochester Gas and Electric says it’s getting ready just in case the plant’s owners decide to shut it down in the future.
To do that, RG&E says it’s going to have to dig up streets in and around the City of Rochester to replace miles of underground conduits and transmission lines. It will also have to upgrade substations in Greece, Henrietta, Perinton and Rochester to draw more power from the New York Power Authority grid. It’s a $150 million project.
RG&E says construction work is just getting underway on parts of University Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Culver Road, State Street and Lake Avenue as well as inside the Inner Loop. It will continue into the winter and the company says it will try to keep the traffic impact as low as possible.