Logansport Utilities’ steel pole project update, hospital entrance to remain open

Source: News release from Logansport Utilities

The last leg of the first phase of Logansport Utilities’ (LU) steel pole installation project is scheduled to be put up starting the week of Monday, January 27, 2025.

Announced in May 2023, approximately 360 new eighty-foot steel 69 kV (kilovolt)/13.8 kV transmission poles will replace current old wood 69 kV/13.8 kV transmission poles, set to be completed in three phases in three different sections of Logansport.

Thirty-nine steel poles have already been installed by LU’s contractor Hoosier Edison in the first phase along Northern and Clifton Avenues.

Starting Monday, January 27, Hoosier Edison will begin setting six poles along Fulton Street near Logansport Memorial Hospital’s entrance. Installation of the steel poles WILL NOT BLOCK the entrance to the hospital.

Hoosier Edison intends to allow traffic with one lane open on Fulton Street for access to Logansport Memorial Hospital. If temporary detours are deemed necessary for safety, vehicles will be redirected down Johnson Street to Franklin Street and over to Clifton Avenue to provide access to the hospital. The entrance to the hospital off Fulton Street will not be blocked while installing the poles.

The first section of pole replacements included the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Fulton Street,west down Fulton Street to Clifton Avenue, north on Clifton Avenue to Northern Avenue, and west down Northern Avenue. This section of town was identified with some of the oldest wood poles in the service area, being installed in the 1970’s.

The second phase will continue from the first on the northwest side of town, from the corner of North Indian Creek Road and Northern Avenue heading south through Dykeman Park Golf Course down to Water Street. Poles will also be replaced in this second phase from Fulton Street heading south on Michigan Avenue to Cecil Street, then along Cecil Street to LU’s Michigan Avenue property.

The third phase will replace poles from the end of Erie Avenue on the east side of town and run near the southside of Logansport High School and Landis Elementary properties heading north on Tower Drive to Tomlinson Drive.

The new steel poles will help reduce maintenance, repairs, and replacements the current wooden infrastructure requires.

Drivers in work zones are encouraged to use caution. Any additional traffic alerts or scheduled power outages will be communicated in advance.

About Logansport Utilities: Logansport Utilities is a municipal owned, board-operated electric and water utility serving the city of Logansport and surrounding county areas in northern Indiana. Started in 1894, the utility offers electricity, clean water, and wastewater treatment to more than 18,000 residents and businesses. LU continues to serve and drive redevelopment in the region. For more information on Logansport Utilities please visit logansportutilities.com

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