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<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2014 12:46 PM, "William Knapp / KC1WJ" <<a href="mailto:kc1wj@kc1wj.com">kc1wj@kc1wj.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Helicopter to string wires for CL&P power line project<br>
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MIDDLEBURY -- Weather permitting, a helicopter will be in the sky between Tower Road and Interstate 84 on Saturday and Sunday to string wire for a power line replacement project by Connecticut Light & Power Co.<br>
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The 1990 Line Rebuild Project includes replacing aging lattice-style transmission towers and wires along 21 miles between the CL&P substation off Route 8 in Watertown and the Stevenson Dam on the Housatonic River in Monroe. The project is estimated at $70 million.<br>
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A helicopter will be used from the area of Tower Road across Interstate 84 and into Waterbury to string the new line. CL&P officials said using a helicopter decreases the time it takes to string the wire, and allows workers to bridge sensitive areas like wetlands and road crossings.<br>
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Officials will coordinate with the state Department of Transportation and state police to stop traffic while the wire is pulled across the highway.<br>
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After the wire is strung, CL&P has proposed to use "imploding splices" to connect the lengths of wire. The proposed location for the implosions is 146 Tower Road in the CL&P right-of-way.<br>
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The process creates a sound similar to a loud clap of thunder, CL&P officials said.<br>
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The proposal is to do six implosions between Sunday and Feb. 15, and three more between April 14 and 19.<br>
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