PSE&G urges caution as Work Zone Awareness Week begins

April 20, 2026 Pascack Press
PSE&G utility crews work to replace a transformer and rewire key downtown corridors on July 14, 2025, nearly two weeks after a dramatic underground explosion darkened Westwood’s Central Business District just ahead of the July 4 holiday. The repair blitz, coordinated with borough and county agencies, aimed to restore resilience and minimize future disruption. John Snyder photo.
PSE&G utility crews work to replace a transformer and rewire key downtown corridors on July 14, 2025, nearly two weeks after a dramatic underground explosion darkened Westwood’s Central Business District just ahead of the July 4 holiday. The repair blitz, coordinated with borough and county agencies, aimed to restore resilience and minimize future disruption. John Snyder photo.

PASCACK VALLEY—PSE&G is urging drivers and pedestrians to use extra caution in and around work zones as National Work Zone Awareness Week runs April 20–24.

The utility said nearly 200 work zone intrusions have occurred on PSE&G jobs statewide since 2022, including recent incidents that injured an employee and damaged an operating bucket truck.

PSE&G crews work year-round in neighborhoods and along roadways maintaining and upgrading electric and gas infrastructure. With spring and summer activity increasing, the company is reminding the public to slow down, stay alert, follow posted signs, and give crews space to work safely.

Utility trucks are covered under New Jersey’s Move Over Law, which requires drivers to slow down and change lanes when approaching authorized vehicles displaying emergency lights.