NPPD to refurbish lines between Beverly and Enders

Friday, September 11, 2020

COLUMBUS, Neb.- Nebraska Public Power District has contracted Forbes Brothers Timberline Construction Inc., of Rapid City, S.D. to refurbish a 115 kV transmission line in Southwest Nebraska.

The line is located between NPPD’s Beverly substation and the Enders substation in Southwest Public Power District’s service area. Southwest PPD is an NPPD wholesale customer headquartered in Palisade, which serves five counties—Chase, Dundy, Hayes, Hitchcock and Red Willow. During the refurbishment, 78 structures and all shield wire will be replaced.

The line is scheduled to be out of service beginning the end of September through mid-March of next year. No end use customers will be impacted. “This project will improve transmission line reliability,” stated NPPD Transmission and Distribution Construction and Maintenance Manager Scott Walz. “Most of the structures being replaced were put in when the line was originally built and are reaching the end of their life expectancy.”

Residents can expect to see utility service trucks and workers in the area during the refurbishment time frame and should be aware of an increase in the number of large vehicles and equipment moving through the area in support of the planned work.

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