BEDFORD– Duke Energy plans to clear vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in southern Indiana. The project will help ensure safe and reliable service across the Duke Energy electric system, which carries power for thousands of regional customers.
Because these high-voltage lines span several communities and, in some places, cross rugged and remote terrain, a specialty contract helicopter tree trimming crew, using an aerial saw, will side-trim trees and vegetation along power line corridors that extend from New Albany to Columbus, from Columbus to Bedford, and from Bedford to Seymour. The helicopter and aerial saw provide a way to trim trees in hard-to-reach locations.
The work is expected to begin on or about Monday, Feb. 3, and conclude in late March, depending on weather conditions.
Federal regulations mandate that key power transmission line corridors be free of vegetation that might interfere with safely operating and maintaining those power lines. Property owners along the corridors have been notified by mail, in person, or via a door hanger. All areas where the helicopter will work have been flagged and marked before trimming.
For more information about our program and policies, visit duke-energy.com/trees. Those with questions about the project can call Duke Energy Vegetation Management at 800-723-9684. More information about the company’s aerial tree trimming work, photos, and video can be found here.
