Nebraska Public Power District
Columbus, Neb. – Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) will be contracting with Osmose Utility Services to conduct inspections on the distribution, subtransmission, and transmission system across the state.
The inspections will begin in March and last through June. This process will include wood pole inspections as well as ground line excavation, inspection, and rehabilitation treatment. Communities where distribution system inspections will take place include Gordon, Bassett, Scottsbluff, York, Ogallala, Norfolk, and Paxton.
“The inspection program is a proactive approach to finding poles with decay so that they can be replaced or repaired before the poles fail,” says NPPD Senior Project Coordinator Doug Meyers. “These inspections are an important part of our process to maintain our system, and we want customers to be aware of what’s going on as crews begin to head out across the state.”
Crews will be dressed in high-visibility vests and will be traveling from pole to pole in a UTV to conduct inspections. In addition, NPPD line crews will be using helicopters and vehicles to patrol all NPPD transmission lines.
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