Fairfax and 21st-Hubbard Electric Improvement Project

JEA has completed upgrades the electric power line that serves your neighborhood*. This project will increase the capacity of the power line, thereby reducing chances of overloading the circuit which can lead to unplanned power outages.

*JEA will leave the old power poles in place until AT&T and Comcast change their facilities over to the new poles. Once this work occurs, JEA will return to remove the old poles. 


The upgraded power line will be able to handle six times the capacity as the old line. In addition, JEA is replacing any old or deteriorated power poles along the project route and installing new conductor and transformers which will also provide for better power quality and reliability. JEA will not be completing any work at the individual electric meter that serves your home.

JEA will not be doing any work at the individual electric meter that serves homes or businesses. 

Project Dates by Phase

Phase 1: Anticipated Start Date; October 2018*  -  Estimated Completion Date: March 2019*
Phase 2: Anticipated Start Date: February 2019*  -  Estimated Completion Date: November 2019*
Phase 3: Anticipated Start Date: February 2019*  -  Estimated Completion Date: November 2019*
*NOTE: Start and completion dates are highly subject to change.

Residents will first notice locate paint marks and flags on the ground throughout the project area. These locates assist our crews in locating the existing underground utilities prior to the start of any 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 immediately 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 and Comcast change their facilities over to the new poles. Once this work occurs, JEA will return to remove the old poles. 

JEA may require some detours and lane closures while this work is completed. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office may 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.