In the past month, crews have made progress in the construction of the primary laydown yard on State Route 4, which will host the construction job trailers and serve as the main staging area for construction equipment.
Other key construction activities since our last construction update include:
- Limited tree clearing where necessary for access road installation and facility placement.
- Ongoing stone delivery for laydown yard, welcome center, and access road construction.
- Ongoing material and equipment deliveries as laydown yard nears completion
Looking ahead, activities anticipated to take place over the next month include:
- Site preparation for project substation and GE welcome center, where trucks carrying wind turbine components can check in prior to final delivery to turbine locations.
- Preliminary work on access road entrances and temporary turns
- Turbine Foundation excavation
- Ongoing consultations with OPSB staff on the project's civil design
Long-term, our anticipated construction schedule is as follows (subject to change):
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Spring 2026
- Access roads (April/May)
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Road Widening/Surface Upgrades(May/June)
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Turbine Foundation Excavations (May)
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Substation construction (May)
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Summer 2026
- Foundation Rebar Install/Concrete Pour (June)
- Collection line trenching/installation (June) .
- Transmission Line Construction (August)
- Component deliveries begin (August)
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Fall 2026
- Turbine deliveries
- Tower installation
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Spring 2027
- Turbine commissioning
- Project Energization (May 2027)
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Summer/Fall 2027
- Site restoration (June 2027)
- Commencement of operations (July 2027)
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