Major Coastal Highway Utility Project Nears End Shawn J. Soper, News Editor OCEAN CITY -- Clearly one of the most visible and enduring winter projects in Ocean City is nearing completion with only curb and sidewalk restoration work yet to complete. In October, Delmarva Power began a major $10 million transmission line project along Coastal Highway and several months later, the finishing touches are underway and should be wrapped up shortly. Delmarva Power, throughout much of the late fall, winter and early spring, rebuilt the existing 69,000-volt transmission line from its Maridel substation on 41st Street to the Ocean Bay substation on 85th Street. The project included the replacement of 90 wooden utility poles, most of which were over 40 years old, with galvanized steel poles that require less maintenance and are built to withstand winds of up to 120 miles per hour. Nearly half of the existing poles were 65 feet tall and held the 69,000 volt transmission line between 41st Street and 85th Street, but were replaced with 90-foot tall steel poles in order to achieve greater safety clearance from nearby businesses. The other shorter, wooden distribution poles located between the taller poles were also replaced with steel poles or roughly the same height. More: click below
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 17:52:11 +0000
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