Geneva’s underground electric replacement project starts in March

The city of Geneva will be enhancing electric service reliability by replacing underground electric cable in Geneva starting in March. The 2023-24 underground electric replacement program areas include:

• Geneva Drive (from Manchester Course’s east entrance to Kirk Road); and

• South Third Street (including James and Fourth streets) in downtown Geneva.

Scheduled power outages will be required as part of the project. The City will be sending out notifications in advance of any service disruption. Construction should be substantially completed by Friday, Nov. 1. Landscape restoration will be finished by the end of November, weather permitting.

Geneva Drive

Utility locates will begin Monday, March 4. on Geneva Drive with construction getting underway the following week. The city's contractor, Meade Electric, will be directionally boring new conduit through utility easements and then pulling electric cable through the conduit.

South Third Street

Meade Electric's operations are scheduled to start the week of March 11 and continue on an intermittent basis until November on Third Street.

Boring will not be necessary in the downtown. Crews will remove the old electric cable and install the new cable into the existing conduit. Temporary sidewalk and parking space closures will be required when crews are present.

The city also will be replacing an electric pole at 215 James St. as part of the project.

Project maps and additional information can be found at www.geneva.il.us. Questions can be directed to Jennifer Hilkemann, the city’s Electric Division Manager of Distribution, Construction & Maintenance, by calling (630) 232-1503 or emailing jhilkemann@geneva.il.us.