Dearborn County, IN — Duke Energy is planning a 4-mile rebuild of a 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that will be complex over I-275 and the Ohio River. The safety planning around the associated helicopter work will result in 45-minute rolling roadblocks where traffic is slowed to 10 miles per hour on both north and south arteries of I-275 in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
The work is scheduled for the first three weekends in March, mostly between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., allowing windows for traffic to return to normal speeds between the 45-minute windows. The weekend of March 27-28 will be used as a backup period should any work be delayed by events such as weather conditions. The starting point for the rolling roadblock on I-275 South will be at the I-74 exit ramp in Cleves, Ohio.
The helicopter work must be conducted during daylight hours for safety reasons. The work involves replacing approximately 4 miles of high voltage 345-kV transmission line that crosses the Ohio River between Hamilton County, Ohio and Dearborn County, Indiana. The rebuilt transmission line and modernized equipment will provide added capacity to serve the area’s growing energy needs.
Using helicopters for the project improves safety for the public and for construction workers, as well as cuts time and cost with savings coming from shorter work schedules as well as restoration involving property disturbances.
