Atlantic City Electric’s work along Route 9 in Bass River and Mathistown Road in Little Egg Harbor is nearing completion. This past week, workers were installing the lines on the 80-foot-tall poles. When finished in August, the new transmission line will connect from Port Republic, Atlantic County, with the electric substation in Holly Lake off Great Bay Boulevard.

The work is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to modernize the local energy grid and enhance reliability for customers.

The transmission line serves more than 22,000 customers in the eastern portion of ACE’s service area and is critical to…