Press release:

Seattle City Light is letting its customers in the South Beacon Hill and Tukwila area know about a project beginning this summer.

Seattle City Light will start preliminary work on power lines just east of I-5 near exits 157 and 158.

The majority of the work will take place beginning in the spring of 2013, although there will be some work starting this year.

Areas affected include South Beacon Hill and part of Tukwila on both the east and west sides of I-5 near City Light’s Right-of-Way.

Specifically, the utility will begin work to replace the wooden “H-Frame” poles that carry transmission lines from the Creston-Nelson substation to the Duwamish substation. The poles are more than fifty years old.

The utility is taking the opportunity to increase power capacity and up-grade distribution lines to meet the increasing demand in the southern part of the utility’s service territory. The work is designed to increase reliability for customers and to meet anticipated economic development needs in this fast-developing area.

Open House & Briefing
Wednesday, May 23, 6 - 7:30 pm
Emerson Elementary School,
9709 60th Ave. S. Seattle WA, 98118

Thursday, May 24, 6 - 7:30 pm
Tukwila Community Center, Arts Room A
12424 42nd Ave. S. Tukwila, WA, 98168

Residents and businesses will have a chance to talk with the project manager about the potential impacts of the project, the work schedule, and to find out more about this project.

For more information, contact Mark VanOss: mark.vanoss@seattle.gov or (206) 684-3279.