November 29, 2019 at 6:51 p.m.
I&M route is set
I&M route is set
Routes for planned electrical infrastructure updates have been announced.
Indiana Michigan Power released plans this week for the routes for new transmission lines that are part of $45 million in improvements.
Construction is expected to begin in mid-2021, with the new and rebuilt equipment to be placed into service in spring 2022.
The plans call for building 9 miles of new transmission lines along county road 200 north between county road 100 east and Indiana 1. A total of 10 miles (8 miles of 138-kilovolt and 2 miles of 69-kilovolt) of existing transmission lines — one section running between Dunkirk and Pennville and another between the north side of Portland and county road 200 North — will be rebuilt.
Also included in the work will be upgrading the Antiville substation at the intersection of county roads 200 North and 200 West and the Dunkirk substation on the east side of the city on county road 400 South.
The framework of the project was announced in early July, with local residents offered the opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions on several possible routes for the new lines at a July 25 open house.
The new line along county road 200 North will build in redundancies that is intended to reduce the likelihood of power outages and decrease the time needed to put customers back in service when outages occur.
Indiana Michigan Power communications representative Tracy Warner said this summer that the equipment to be replaced is aging and needs to be upgraded in order to serve customers better.
The new and rebuilt lines will utilize monopole structures rather than the lattice structures that have foul legs.
“We know a lot of farmers like those because they only have one pole to mow around,” Warner said.
The rebuilt lines will remain in existing rights-of-way while Indiana Michigan Power needed to get new easements for the planned new construction.
The project is part of an overall effort to improve Indiana Michigan Power’s infrastructure. Other work includes:
•Rebuilding 8 miles of transmission lines between Dunkirk and Hartford City, expected to be complete in early 2020.
•Rebuilding about 6 miles of transmission lines between Winchester and Union City, with expected completion in late 2020.
Previous work has included rebuilding transmission lines from Hartford City to Montpelier and Hartford City to Eaton.
Indiana Michigan Power released plans this week for the routes for new transmission lines that are part of $45 million in improvements.
Construction is expected to begin in mid-2021, with the new and rebuilt equipment to be placed into service in spring 2022.
The plans call for building 9 miles of new transmission lines along county road 200 north between county road 100 east and Indiana 1. A total of 10 miles (8 miles of 138-kilovolt and 2 miles of 69-kilovolt) of existing transmission lines — one section running between Dunkirk and Pennville and another between the north side of Portland and county road 200 North — will be rebuilt.
Also included in the work will be upgrading the Antiville substation at the intersection of county roads 200 North and 200 West and the Dunkirk substation on the east side of the city on county road 400 South.
The framework of the project was announced in early July, with local residents offered the opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions on several possible routes for the new lines at a July 25 open house.
The new line along county road 200 North will build in redundancies that is intended to reduce the likelihood of power outages and decrease the time needed to put customers back in service when outages occur.
Indiana Michigan Power communications representative Tracy Warner said this summer that the equipment to be replaced is aging and needs to be upgraded in order to serve customers better.
The new and rebuilt lines will utilize monopole structures rather than the lattice structures that have foul legs.
“We know a lot of farmers like those because they only have one pole to mow around,” Warner said.
The rebuilt lines will remain in existing rights-of-way while Indiana Michigan Power needed to get new easements for the planned new construction.
The project is part of an overall effort to improve Indiana Michigan Power’s infrastructure. Other work includes:
•Rebuilding 8 miles of transmission lines between Dunkirk and Hartford City, expected to be complete in early 2020.
•Rebuilding about 6 miles of transmission lines between Winchester and Union City, with expected completion in late 2020.
Previous work has included rebuilding transmission lines from Hartford City to Montpelier and Hartford City to Eaton.
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