GEBE will be breaking ground on the underground cabling project for the last area in Madame Estate. The project will begin this week with the road being cut to facilitate the digging of the trenches. Once that part of the project has been finalized, GEBE will be changing out the water lines, and placing both high tension and low tension lines underground.
GEBE is working in collaboration with Telem and St. Maarten Cable TV to put all the overhead cables underground simultaneously. The entire project is being coordinated through one contractor, Alex Backhoe & Trucking.
Businesses and residents in the area of Guadeloupe Road and Grenada Road are being requested to seek alternative parking as the project teams will be trenching the entire length of the road to facilitate the project. There should be no impact on the electricity service during this period as the overhead lines will remain in service until it is completed. Should service need to be interrupted, GEBE will inform customers accordingly.
Approximately 95% of high tension cables are already underground making the electricity distribution grid more reliable, especially in times of hurricanes.