Central South Bend Reliability Project

The Central South Bend Reliability Project is one of six major electric transmission projects in the Powering Up Greater South Bend Program. The project is critical to meeting the electric demand of South Bend customers and improving reliability for the region. The project strengthens the local transmission grid – the backbone of the electric system – by upgrading two aging substations and constructing an underground transmission line near downtown South Bend.

Powering Up Greater South Bend Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is investing approximately $170 million to improve the power grid in northern Indiana. The program is comprised of six projects in the region, including the Central South Bend Reliability Project. Program improvements consist of rebuilding, retiring and constructing new transmission line. Six new substations will be constructed and ﬁve existing substations will be retired. The investment will proactively replace and upgrade facilities to ensure reliability for customers and support economic development.

WHAT WHY WHERE I&M is rebuilding the existing Colfax I&M plans to improve the electric The underground line connects the new Subsation, constructing a new Muessel transmission grid in South Bend. Muessel Substation on Elwood Avenue Substation and installing approximately Improvements ensure that continued to the existing Colfax Substation on 2-miles of new 69 kilovolt (kV) reliable service is available for Colfax Avenue. The majority of the underground transmission line to residential, commercial and industrial 2-mile transmission line will be east of connect the two substations. When customers in the region. The the St. Joseph River construction is complete, the company underground line adds another layer of and located under the will retire the aging Drewry Substation. system reliability by creating a third roadway and the source to feed the network and lessen East Bank Trail. the frequency and duration of power outages.

Project Schedule* 2018 2019 2020 Announce Final Line Route Right-of-Way Restoration Activities Begin Complete

Survey and Transmission Line Facilities Engineering and Substation Energized Activities Construction

* Timeline is subject to change. Please visit project website for updated schedule. KELLER Project Map PARK

IL RA UNIVERSITY OF T NOTRE DAME E ID N MUESSEL S ST JOSEPH SOUTH BEND R CITY BOUNDARY E SUBSTATION V I R E ANGELA BLVD SOUTH BEND ELWOOD AVE CITY BOUNDARY

DREWRY SUBSTATION NORTHSHORE MUESSEL PORTAGE AVE HARTERS GROVE W ANGELA BLVD TRIANGLE PARK ST JOSEPH NORTH SHORE DR HEIGHTS

MUESSEL ELEMENTARY NILES AVE SCHOOL ST JOSEPH NEAR NORTHWEST

LEEPER PARK TENNIS CENTER

DOG PARK LINCOLN WAY W PARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF AVENUE SOUTH BEND MICHIGAN ST

MADISON ST

E LASALLE AVE

COLFAX AVE COLFAX SUBSTATION CENTRAL SOUTH BEND RELIABILITY PROJECT

EXISTING SUBSTATION PROPOSED SUBSTATION PROPOSED ROUTE

I&M welcomes your feedback regarding the project. Please send comments and questions to:

Contact: Indiana Michigan Power c/o Scott Yarbrough P.O. Box 60 Fort Wayne, IN 46801

@ [email protected]

(260) 466-7929