City Light continues to test distribution automation system in Shoreline and LFP

Map of work area

Seattle City Light crews will continue testing a distribution automation system in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park that is designed to speed the restoration of service when a power line is damaged.

The distribution automation system is designed to recognize outages and automatically close or open switches to isolate the problem. This will significantly reduce the outage duration for many customers.

From Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 5, crews will be programming and testing equipment on utility poles throughout Shoreline and Lake Forest Park to ensure that the system is functional. Daily work hours are planned from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Crews may be working beyond these hours, if necessary.

There are no maintenance outages associated with this work. There will be minor traffic and parking impacts in the immediate work area, but crews will be careful to maintain access to driveways.

The entire project to install the distribution system throughout Shoreline and Lake Forest Park is expected to last until early July 2015.

For more information, visit the construction website.