Notification of works
Dukes Highway powerline replacement and reliability improvement at Bordertown
What we’re doing
We're making some important upgrades to your local power network. We'll be replacing an 8km stretch of 11,000 Volt (11kV) powerline along Dukes Highway between Bull Oak Flat Road in Bordertown and Pine Hill Road in Wolseley on the southern side of the Dukes Highway.
Corrosion can affect power reliability. By replacing targeted equipment, we're making sure you can continue to rely on a safe and reliable electricity supply.
How this affects you
We'll be starting work mid-February 2025 and aim to have everything finished by the end of April 2025. Our team will be working off-road in paddocks along Dukes Highway which will minimise disruption to road users, we will talk to the landowners with respect to property access. Our team will ensure procedures are followed to ensure weed control and gates are left as found.
We expect our civil contractors to be on site towards the end of March/early April, laying the foundations for two new Stobie poles. We will replace both the pole and the pole-top transformer at the junction of Dukes Highway and Bull Oak Flat Road in Bordertown.
We will talk to the landowners with respect to property access to replace the second Stobie pole in a paddock directly opposite the Pine Hill Road intersection with Dukes Highway in Wolseley.
Power outages
Some customers will be affected by several power outages which are scheduled between 8am and 3pm on each date. We will send SMS/emails to subscribed customers affected by power outages two weeks in advance, at which time the outage map will also be published on our website. We post cards to non-subscribed customers however there may be delays with the postal service.
If you do not already receive free notifications about your power, you can sign up for outage alerts or call us on 13 12 61 for assistance. You need the National Meter Identifier (NMI) from your electricity bill to subscribe.
Further information
If you have any questions or require any further information regarding our work, please contact Kyron during business hours on 08 7326 2924 or email us at CustomerCommunication@sapowernetworks.com.au