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Crews from Asplundh Tree Expert Co. expand the corridor of power lines near Merrill Road in Lewiston Tuesday morning. Last May, the PUC approved CMP’s proposed $1.4 billion upgrade, called the Maine Power Reliability Program. The lines pass through Litchfield, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene, Lewiston and a corner of Auburn. In some places, lines will be rebuilt or replaced. In other places, lines will be added, including 115-kilovolt and 345-kilovolt lines. The 345-kilovolt poles, not common in Maine, are wider than traditional power-line towers and, depending on location, are about 20 to 25 feet taller than the lower-voltage poles.
Crews from Asplundh Tree Expert Co. enlarge the corridor of power lines near Merrill Road in Lewiston Tuesday morning. Last May, the Public Utilities Commission approved Central Maine Power Co.’s proposed $1.4 billion upgrade, called the Maine Power Reliability Program. The plan is to upgrade power lines from Eliot to Orrington. The lines pass through Litchfield, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene, Lewiston and a corner of Auburn. The project affects about 4,000 property abutters statewide. The PUC late last week approved a revised version of CMP’s plan.
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