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Agawam-West Springfield
Project Description
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 Project Completed and In Service
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Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) is pleased to announce that construction of the Agawam-West Springfield Circuit Separation Project is complete and the lines have been successfully energized. Restoration activities along the right-of-way have begun and will continue to occur in the area over the next several weeks. WMECo would like to thank area residents for their support and assistance throughout Project construction.
Project Description
The Agawam-West Springfield Circuit Separation Project in Massachusetts separated two high-voltage circuits which occupied the same towers. The project improves system reliability by placing each circuit on its own set of structures between the Agawam and West Springfield Substations.
Agawam-West Springfield Project Facts
| Length: |
Approximately 2.5 miles, constructed primarily on existing
rights-of-way |
| Line voltage: | 115 kilovolts (kV) |
| Towns along right-of-way: | Agawam and West Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Siting Petition/Decision: |
Petition for project approval filed with Massachusetts
Department of Public Utilities (DPU), March 2009
Favorable DPU decision received, March 2010
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| Construction Timetable: |
Construction began in summer 2010
The project was completed and the lines were put in service
in late April 2011
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