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January 26 2022 Vol. XXXIV โข No. 2
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โPower Upโ
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TVAโs $85M Improvements Ensure Reliable Service to Customers Determination Puts Dennis Concrete Among Southโs Top Firms...8
Fla. Keys Celebrates Restoration of Old Seven-Mile Bridge...12
At an estimated total cost of $85 million, construction crews are making various improvements to the Tennessee Valley Authorityโs (TVA) transmission system. The work includes building a new Anderson 500-kilovolt substation on existing TVA property near the Bull Run Fossil Plant. โTVA is helping the local area and surrounding region by ensuring we continue to provide a reliable and robust power supply to support current and future economic development,โ said Eric Murrell, senior project manager, TVA Transmission Project Services. โIt also means that folks have a job to go to, so they can support their families.โ The site for the new substation is located west of Melton Hill Reservoir, across from the Bull Run Plant property, and south of Edgemoor Road, where 123.2 acres are managed by TVAโs River and Resources Stewardship organization. About 50 acres will now be managed by the Transmission & Power Supply organization. Modifications to TVAโs existing transmission system in Anderson, Blount, Knox and Roane counties are needed to support the new substation, including relocating and adding new transmission structures near the substation site,
By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see TVA page 49 Bossier City, La., Interchange Work Continues Into Spring...18
Table of Contents .........4
How Best to Protect Your Crew On the Ground
Paving Section ......33-47
By Lucy Perry
Experts Offer Insights, Tips, Strategies to Help Keep Your Crews Protected From Struck-By Accidents, More CEG CORRESPONDENT
Technology Section ........ ................................50-57 Auction Section.....83-85 Business Calendar.......84 Advertisers Index .......86
Construction workers on the ground are some of the most vulnerable. Annually, struck-by accidents account for many construction-related fatalities. Falling objects, equipment crushes and rollovers are among the causes. Whether itโs road building, commercial construction or utility installation, visibility and attention are keys to crew safety on the job site. see SAFETY page 48
Situational awareness and attention are crucial when working around heavy machinery.
