EDDYVILLE HIGHWAY RELOCATION
Eddyville, Oregon
OWNER—CONSUMERS POWER
Philomath, Oregon
TriAxis provided preliminary design, construction estimates, final design, project coordination, permitting, and services during construction for relocation of an existing 14.4/24.9-kV line for a major highway relocation and straightening project. Significant project features include:
Eddyville, Oregon
OWNER—CONSUMERS POWER
Philomath, Oregon
TriAxis provided preliminary design, construction estimates, final design, project coordination, permitting, and services during construction for relocation of an existing 14.4/24.9-kV line for a major highway relocation and straightening project. Significant project features include:
- A three-year highway rebuild and straightening project for a 4.8-mile hilly terrain section of Highway 20 through Eddyville, Oregon, including the addition of 10 new bridges across Little Elk Creek.
- Major coordination efforts between the Utility, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) in Salem, Corvallis, and their field offices, the highway construction contractor, and the project surveyor.
- Relocation and rebuild of approximately 3.2 miles total of 14.4/24.9-kV distribution line broken into 10 separate segments.
- Relocated sections were staked with the aid of GPS surveying, and line construction was accomplished prior to road construction.
- Highway crossings included areas adjacent to new bridges under construction and required special consideration for equipment clearances and guardrail installation. A single ODOT Highway Permit was prepared with 14 crossing sketches.
- Future utility access to relocated facilities was a major design criterion for the new line sections.
