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New England East-West Solution (NEEWS)
Greater Springfield Reliability Project (GSRP)
Project Description
Construction Updates Summary
Public Involvement -
Connecticut
Public Involvement -
Massachusetts
Archived Documents -
Connecticut
Archived Documents -
Massachusetts
Contact Info
Interstate Reliability Project (Interstate)
Central Connecticut Reliability Project (Central)
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 GSRP - MA Project Facts
| Length: |
23 miles of new 345 kilovolt (kV) overhead lines, with some reconstructed 115-kV overhead lines, within the same existing or expanded right-of-way
Four miles of new and reconstructed 115-kV overhead lines within other existing rights-of-way in Massachusetts |
| Towns along right-of-way: |
Agawam, Chicopee, Ludlow, Springfield, West Springfield |
| Substations: |
Two major substation upgrades:
- Agawam Substation - Agawam
- Ludlow Substation - Ludlow
Work at five other substations:
- Breckwood Substation - Springfield
- Chicopee Substation - Springfield
- East Springfield Substation - Springfield
- Orchard Substation - Springfield
- Piper Substation - West Springfield
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| Switching Stations: |
Two new switching stations:
- Cadwell Switching Station - Springfield
- Fairmont Switching Station - Chicopee
Work at two other switching stations:
- Shawinigan Switching Station - Chicopee
- South Agawam Switching Station - Agawam
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| Estimated project cost: |
$718 million (total Massachusetts and Connecticut) |
| Typical construction hours: |
Work will generally be conducted from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday in the utility right-of-way (excluding holidays or unusual circumstances, such as construction activities requiring electrical outages of nearby facilities for worker safety). There are some non-residential or industrial areas in Agawam, Chicopee and Springfield where work is permitted from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday - Saturday, excluding holidays and unusual circumstances. |
| Construction start: |
Early December 2010: Construction started at the new Cadwell Switching Station in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Agawam Substation in Agawam, Massachusetts; early 2011 for overhead transmission line construction. |
| Estimated in-service date: |
Late 2013 |
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