Underground cables installed

New underground 66,000 Volt electricity cables have been installed from Woy Woy to Empire Bay.

The cabling, completed on Saturday, July 14, was designed to help to power around 6000 homes and businesses around Empire Bay and Killcare.

The new cables are expected to start being used early next year.

The cables were mostly located under local roads and were laid by trenching.

At regular intervals along the cable route, sections of cables were joined together in an underground joint bay.

The work included digging in parts of Empire Bay Dr between Rosella Rd and Palmers Lane to install conduit pipes to safely house the cables.

Specialist cable crews carried out this section of work during school holidays to reduce disruptions to the local community.

Temporary lane closures and traffic controls were in place to help crews complete the work.

Sections of road excavated to install the cables were filled with a temporarily asphalt surface to allow motorists to safely access the road immediately after crews complete works.

The road was permanently reinstated after all work was finished.

Email, 18 Jul 2012

Gareth Trickey, Ausgrid