Beaumeade – Buttermilk and Beaumeade – Paragon Park 230 kV Reconductor Projects

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Project Overview

The Beaumeade to Buttermilk and Paragon Park 230 kilovolt (kV) Reconductor Project is replacing wires, a process known as reconductoring, on existing transmission lines between our Beaumeade and Buttermilk substations and between our Beaumeade and Paragon Park substations in Loudoun County, Virginia. These updates allow us to enhance electric service reliability for our customers.

As part of this project in early 2023, we replaced three double-circuit monopoles and one single-circuit monopole with four double-circuit galvanized steel monopoles. Three of the four structures are along the W&OD Trail between Pacific Boulevard and Smith Switch Road.

Benefits

Maintains current right of way
New structures located in the same general location as existing structures
Complies with mandatory standards to ensure safety, reliability and to meet future needs
Minimizes impact to the community and environment
Replaces aging infrastructure

Timeline (View Full Timeline)

Spring 2022: Surveying activities
December 2022 – January 2023: Pre-construction activities, including laying wooden mats for equipment to reach structures and setting replacement structure foundations
Phase 1: Late January – Early March 2023 (no W&OD Trail impacts)
- Install two replacement structures near the 1757 Golf Club
- Reconductor between the W&OD Trail and Waxpool Road along the west side of 1757 Golf Club
Phase 2: March – May 2023 (W&OD Trail impacts)
- Install two replacement structures along the W&OD Trail near our Beaumeade Substation
- Finish reconductor between our Beaumeade and Buttermilk substations
- Reconductor between our Beaumeade and Paragon Park substations, which is along the W&OD Trail east of Smith Switch Road to east of Loudoun County Parkway
Summer 2023: Restoration activities