The Ohio Department of Transportation I-74/I-75 Interchange Reconstruction Project involves building a fourth lane on northbound and southbound I-75. The project covers the Monmouth Avenue overpass to the Ludlow Avenue overpass, as well as a fourth lane on southbound I-75 from the Ludlow Avenue overpass to Mitchell Avenue.

As a result of the highway project, Duke Energy will be modifying a section of two high-power transmission lines, a 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and a 69-kV transmission line, to accommodate the ODOT work on the ramp of the I-74-75 Cumminsville interchange. 

The Duke Energy transmission construction this fall involves building the foundations for four 195-foot steel poles to be installed in 2019. The foundations will support two steel poles on the north I-74 section and two steel poles on the south I-74 section. The poles will provide the additional height needed for the electric lines to accommodate the ODOT project. 

A notice to construct, operate and maintain this electric transmission line project was filed on Nov. 27, 2018, with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) in Columbus, Ohio. 

View the copy of the construction notice. A paper copy will be provided upon request. To obtain a paper copy, please contact 888.827.5116.

A tower structure that presently supports the transmission lines will be demolished for the new pole construction. The tower demolition and steel pole construction are scheduled to begin in February 2019.