Road closure starting September 24, 2024, for steel pole installations in Logansport

Last Updated on September 23, 2024 by Cass County Communication Network

West Northern Avenue in Logansport Indiana will be closed to thru traffic starting Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from the Royal Center Pike to Highway 17/ North 3rd Street as Logansport Utilities’ steel pole installations begin.

Announced in May 2023, new eighty-foot steel 69 kV (kilovolt)/13.8 kV transmission poles will replace current old wood 69 kV/13.8 kV transmission poles in some areas.

Beginning at 8:00 a.m. daily, LU’s contractor Hoosier Edison Line Company will begin the first phase of steel pole installations, closing West Northern Avenue due to safety precautions for crews. Local traffic will be allowed access. Work will continue daily for several weeks.

The first section of pole replacements includes the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Fulton Street, then head west down Fulton Street to Clifton Avenue, then head north on Clifton Avenue to Northern Avenue, and west down Northern Avenue. This section of town was identified with some of the oldest wood poles in the service area, being installed in the 1970’s. 50 wood poles are being replaced in the phis phase. Approximately 360 poles are scheduled to be changed out in future phases.

Any scheduled power outages will be communicated in advance.

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Utilities