More showing than telling in this press release gem (Photo: Seattle City Light)
It won’t do anything to stop the next Crow Blackout, but recently replaced electrical cable under north Capitol Hill should mitigate other types of blackouts for several decades to come. Seattle City Light announced crews recently completed construction to replace 1,000 feet of failing 30-year-old underground high-voltage cable under East Boston Terrace.
For the few that live along the little kidney bean-shaped loop perched above Interlaken Park, work stoppage will be a big relief. And architecture buffs can get back to snooping around Capitol Hill’s modernist enclave.
Work to replace the conduit system began in October and was completed in March. According to Seattle City Light, the upgrade was an important part of maintaining service reliability. The final street and sidewalk restoration will be scheduled and completed by the Seattle Department of Transportation
I should check and see if Seattle City Light needs any freelance photography work.
[…] 26Kv components. Underground wire replacements will also continue in block chunks, like the recently completed E Boston Terrace project. Nierenberg said the development boom on Capitol Hill could actually speed up the process as crews […]