Optical Ground Wire Installation - West Leg

Atwell & Gent provided full planning, design, procurement, and construction administration services required to provide replace approximately 5.1 miles of existing 69 kV overhead shield wire with 144 strand optical ground wire between the Starkville 161/69 kV Primary Substation and the Southwest Starkville 69/13 kV Substation. Our firm was responsible for the review of vendor submittals and drawings, and incorporation of final vendor drawings into the final construction package. Atwell & Gent was responsible for the construction administration of the project, including project coordination and scheduling, field inspections, and acceptance testing.

Project Details:

• Construction to provide replace approximately 5.1 miles of existing 69 kV overhead shield wire with 144 strand optical ground wire between the Starkville 161/69 kV Primary Substation and the Southwest Starkville 69/13 kV Substation.
• Design services included transmission line survey and topography, planning, permitting, physical and electrical design, structure framing, and final connections.