Progress Energy Florida, a Duke Energy company, is planning to upgrade an existing transmission line in Gulf and Franklin counties in the Florida Panhandle. The improvements will ensure a reliable supply of electricity to the homes, schools and businesses in this area now and in the future.
The 38-mile project will start at the Port St. Joe substation, on 10th Street on the east side of town, and will end at the Eastpoint substation, on Fourth Street.
Work will occur in four segments:
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Port St. Joe to Indian Pass
- Distance: About 9 miles
- Project: Rebuilding the existing 69-kilovolt (kV) line and adding a new 69-kV line
- Structures: Single concrete or steel poles, both circuits on one pole
- Route: Follows existing path from Port St. Joe substation, on 10th Street, along railroad corridor for 1.5 miles, heads south for 6.5 miles to the Indian Pass substation (View map)
- Schedule: Construction was completed in 2010
Indian Pass to Apalachicola
- Distance: 15 miles
- Project: Rebuilding the existing 69-kV line and adding a new 69-kV line
- Structures: Single concrete or steel poles, both circuits on one pole
- Route: Follows the existing path from Indian Pass substation along Indian Pass Road, County Road 30 and U.S. 98 to Airport Road, where it heads north to Brownsville Road and crosses Florida Communities Trust property. At Fred Meyer Road, near the charter school, the two lines separate. One line turns south on 25th Street to Ellis Van Fleet Road to the Apalachicola substation. The other line will continue along Fred Meyer Road to the Apalachicola substation. (View map)
- Schedule: Construction began in June 2010 and will continue until 2012
Apalachicola to Eastpoint
- Distance: 8.5 miles
- Project: Rebuilding the existing 69-kV line
- Structures: On land, single concrete or steel poles. Crossing Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay, steel H-frame structures
- Route: Follows the existing path from the Apalachicola substation, along Fred Meyer Road to Avenue H, along 13th Avenue to Palmetto Street, then 10th Avenue to Avenue F, then Waters Street and across Apalachicola Bay. Continues east in existing corridor to the Eastpoint substation. (View map)
- Schedule: Construction was completed in early 2012
- Other information: Will reuse nearly all of the concrete foundations in Apalachicola Bay
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St. George Island tap rebuild
- Distance: About 5 miles
- Project: Rebuilding the existing 69-kV line
- Structures: Single concrete poles. Fewer structures will be used across St. George Sound
- Route: Adjacent to the existing path across St. George Sound to St. George Island substation (View map)
- Schedule: Construction will begin in early 2012 and is expected to be completed by fall of 2012
Along most segments, the existing structures will be replaced with 60- to 90-foot single concrete or steel poles near their current locations. Where the line crosses the Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay, structures will be single self supporting steel poles, or H-frames, which are approximately 70 feet tall (15 feet shorter than the existing structures), and the majority of the existing foundations within Apalachicola Bay will be reused. Crews will install new 69-kV lines and other equipment. Substations also will be improved. The old 69-kV line and structures will be removed along most of the route. On land, the line is expected to be built on single concrete or steel poles between 75 and 90 feet tall in the existing corridor.
Through Apalachicola the poles will also be cleared of guy wires and stub poles will be removed reducing the amount of facilities along the route and improving the aesthetics.
Construction began in January 2010 and is expected to be complete in 2014.
Upon completion of the project, all construction materials and debris will be removed, and the right of way will be restored as nearly as possible to its original condition.
If you have questions about the project, please email us or call 877-840-0101.
