NPPD to refurbish transmission line to Enders

    Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has contracted Forbes Brothers Timberline Construction Inc., of Rapid City, South Dakota 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 Chase, Dundy, Hayes, Hitchcock and Red Willow counties.
    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 2021.
    No end use customers will be impacted, according to NPPD.
    “This project will improve transmission line reliability,” said 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,” he said.
    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.