Mike Beehler

Mike Beehler
Vice President
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Underground: Taking Transmission Lines Out of Sight

Underground: Taking Transmission Lines Out of Sight

Preserving the beauty and history of communities is a common goal. Power to people who need it is a common mission.

Burns & McDonnell helps utility companies do both.

Underground Transmission Expertise to Put You in a Favorable Light

Society looks upon overhead transmission lines as unsightly. Taking routes underground yields reduced public opposition, improved permitting schedules and aesthetically pleasing final installations.

Underground transmission is increasingly accepted as a viable alternative to overhead lines, thanks to fast-track transmission projects, urban area load growth and improving technologies and decreasing costs of high-voltage cable systems.

We provide top-flight, turnkey engineering and construction solutions.

  • Engineering and procurement
  • Full-service program management
  • Permitting/right-of-way
  • Operation and maintenance manuals
  • Underbridge applications
  • Manhole sizing and locations
  • Cable pulling tension calculations
  • Cable system grounding
  • Cable system ampacity studies
    • Economic evaluations
    • Project scheduling
    • Cost estimating
    • Routing
    • Cable protection and monitoring systems
    • Cable and accessories procurement
    • Construction materials procurement
    • Ductbank inspections