Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs: Ingraham Street Upgrade
Construction will be within our facility from March 2026 to Summer 2027.
Ingraham Street (between Porter and Varick)
The old station would remain active during construction to service the customers. On successfully commissioning the new station the old one would be decommissioned.
We are making investments to reinforce our local energy distribution system in your neighborhood to ensure our customers receive safe and reliable energy service in the event of an outage.
Yes. Our top priority is the safety of our customers, the general public, and our employees and contractors. The professional construction firms we work with also place safety as their top priority.
No. This work will be managed so that service interruption will not be an issue.
March 2026 to Spring 2027*
*Construction schedule subject to change.
Traffic will be impacted during work hours on Ingraham Street. Our team is working with the appropriate transportation authorities to ensure the safety of the streets where our work will take place and mitigate traffic issues to the greatest extent feasible. Signage will be posted as needed and traffic flaggers will be on-site during construction hours.
If we do, we will notify those property owners ahead of time and we will fix it.
While our contractors will make efforts to keep disturbance to a minimum, there will be noise associated with this project. Most of that noise will occur while excavation is underway as contractors use heavy equipment.
Please call: (516) 855-7608 or email us at Box.BKProjects@nationalgrid.com to speak with the Project Engagement team.