Overhead to Underground Electric Conversion

Milestone timeline:

City executes agreement with Dominion Energy for the design and engineering of the 21st Avenue underground utility project
Completed: Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26 2021
Dominion Energy begins design and engineering work
Completed: Aug 27, 2021
Dec 31 2021
Project Complete
Completed: Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20 2023

The City and Dominion Energy entered into an agreement for the design, engineering and construction of undergrounding utility projects.  

 The following projects have been identified by the City as priorities: 

  • 21st Avenue and Palm Boulevard
  • IOP Marina
  • End of 41st Avenue
  • 14th Avenue
  • Palm Boulevard and Oak Harbor (11th and 13th Avenue)

Project Updates

21st Avenue Update - April 2023
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Project complete.

• Staff will hold meeting with Dominion Energy on 4/12
to review list of remaining projects and identify
others for consideration.

21st Avenue Update - October 2022
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
  • City executed construction agreement with Dominion Energy
  • SCDOT encroachment permit on hand 
  • Dominion Energy waiting on easement from the Methodist Church
  • Still on track for construction this fall
21st Avenue Update - August 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
  • City executed construction agreement with Dominion Energy
  • SCDOT encroachment permit on hand
  • Still on track for construction after Labor Day.
  • Tentative project schedule – Late September to early October.
21st Avenue Update - July 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
  • City executed construction agreement with Dominion Energy
  • SCDOT encroachment permit on hand
  • Still on track for construction after Labor Day
21st Avenue Update - June 2022
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
  • City executed construction agreement with Dominion Energy
  • DE preparing SCDOT encroachment permit for submittal
  • Construction scheduled for fall/winter of 2022.
21st Avenue Update - May 2022
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
  • City received revised construction agreement. New regulation that requires DE to dispose mud created from boring activities increased cost estimate by $7,000.
  • Construction scheduled for fall/winter of 2022.

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