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Town to pursue design study for undergrounding utilities in Atlantic Beach district; estimated design cost about $127,000
Summary
Staff presented a proposal to fund an engineering study to evaluate undergrounding utilities on Lower Aquidneck Avenue in the Atlantic Beach district; Rhode Island Energy estimated design work at about $103,000 plus $24,000 for coordinating non‑electric utilities.
The Town of Middletown received an update on efforts to underground utilities in the Atlantic Beach district and was told preliminary design and coordination work with Rhode Island Energy, Verizon and Cox would cost roughly $127,000 and take about eight months to complete.
What staff reported Town Administrator Sean Brown told the council the next step requested by the council was a design-level engineering study. Rhode Island Energy estimated the study — including the design necessary to determine route, pole removal, pad-mounted transformer placement and other civil…
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