Utility Plans Major Pole Project On Route 50; $43M Effort To Start Next Month

Posted by Shorebread | Wednesday, September 10, 2014
BERLIN — In a project similar to what occurred last fall in Ocean City, a large scale transition from wooden utility poles to metal will begin in Worcester County next month. The upgrade will take place over a nine-mile, 69,000-volt transmission line that stretches from Berlin to Ocean City. It will take about eight months and cause at least one, albeit short, planned power outage. Roughly 150, 45- to … READ MORE