Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
(OP)
I am not talking about large transmission lines or even lines that provide a large number of homes etc. I am the engineer for a parkway and we have several small lines that cross the main parkway. We would like to start putting some of these crossings underground. I estimate it would be about 400 feet at each location. Does anyone have a rough number I can use in my estimate for a per foot cost?
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
David Castor
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RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
We have a reverse problem. The lines were there before interstate, but now the road salts seem to be collecting on the insulators. And the highway department won't admit they are causing the problem.
And yes we have a boring crew that can burry the lines, but how do you justify the cost.
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
The smaller installations won't have many opportunities for economies of scale, either.
I wouldn't expect to be able to do very much for $15 a foot, that seems very low to me, too.
I would suggest running the budgetary numbers at the $124 rate. If you feel that your project has this amount of resources at your disposal, then I would hire an electrical professional to determine some more accurate numbers.
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
ausphil
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
If restoration is complex or minimizing disruption is important, directional boring may be preferable to trenching.
Do you have utilities besides power to deal with?
Alan
"The engineer's first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is." Unk.
RE: Cost to place Distribution Lines Underground
Don't forget the costs at each end for cable terminations.