DCPLUG ANC 3E Brief 4.11.19 FINAL
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District of Columbia Power Line Undergrounding (DC PLUG) Initiative Presented to: ANC 3E Presented by: Anthony Soriano and Laisha Dougherty April 11, 2019 www.dcpluginfo.com Agenda • Background and History • Biennial Plan Feeder Locations • Feeder 308 Proposed Scope of Work • Customer Outreach • Contact Us 2 Background Background & Timeline Budget Aug 2012 Pepco Portion DC PLUG will provide resiliency The Mayor’s Power Line Undergrounding against major storms and improve the Task Force establishment $250 Million reliability of the electric system May 2013 * Recovered through Pepco The Task Force recommended Pepco and Underground Project Charge DDOTs partnership May 2014 District Portion The Electric Company Infrastructure $187.5 Million Improvement Financing Act became law Multi–year program to underground May 2017 * Recovered through Underground Rider up to 30 of the most vulnerable Council of the District of Columbia overhead distribution lines, spanning amended the law DDOT over 6-8 years with work beginning in July 2017 mid 2019 Pepco and DDOT filed a joint Biennial Plan up to $62.5 Million Nov 2017 DDOT Capital Improvement Funding Received Approval from D.C. Public Service Commission on the First Biennial Plan 3 Biennial Plan • In accordance with the Act, Pepco and DDOT filed a joint Biennial Plan on July 3, 2017 covering the two-year period, 2017-2019. The next Biennial Plan is planned to be filed September 2019. • Under the Biennial Plan, DDOT primarily will construct the underground facilities, and Pepco primarily will install the underground electric distribution for six overhead feeders affected by outages. Feeder Ward Neighborhoods 308 3 American University Park, Friendship Heights Hawthorne, BarnaBy Woods, Chevy Chase, Friendship 14900 4 Heights 15009 4 Takoma Park, Manor Park 14007 5 Brookland, Michigan Park, Woodridge Benning Ridge, Fort Dupont Park, Dupont Park, Civic 368 7 Betterment, Marshall Heights, Fort Davis Congress Heights, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, 14758 8 Washington Highlands, Bellevue * The planned work for Feeder 14900 coincides with DDOT’s Oregon Ave road reconstruction project. 4 One Line Diagram - Feeder 00308 5 Proposed Scope of Work – Feeder 00308 Material Quantity Manholes 111 Underground Tapholes 18 Duct Bank/ Trench 5.4 miles Transformers 48 Switches 5 Mainline Cable 1.3 miles Lateral Cable 5.9 miles 6 Feeder 308 Estimated Timeline – Civil Construction • Notice to Proceed – May 2019 • Work will begin: – Western Avenue at Brandywine – 49th Street between Brandywine & Chesapeake – Fessenden Street between 44th & 45th/River Rd • Work on this feeder is expected to be coMpleted by Q2 2020 7 Feeder 308 Civil Construction – Community Information • Traffic Control Plan – Detailed traffic plans were generated for the following: • Signage placement • Lane closures • Parking restrictions • Safe pedestrian detours • Working Hours – Work is permitted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. – Louder construction activities such as trenching and saw cutting will be prohibited prior to 8 a.m. when possible • Estimated Impacts – Trash and recycling pickup will be maintained during construction – Mail delivery will be maintained during construction – Parking will be impacted during certain areas – No parking signs will be hung 72 hours in advance 8 Customer Outreach • Pepco and DDOT will keep residents informed of project timelines and updates • Common Collateral o Undergrounding video o Project Fact Sheets o Flyers, Door Hangers o Project Area Maps o Work Site Signs o Project Hot Line: 1-844-758-4146 o Project Web Site: dcpluginfo.com o Project Email Address: [email protected] 9 Contact Us www.dcpluginfo.com [email protected] Questions? 1-844-758-4146 @pepcoconnect #DCPLUG 10.