💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
Golden Grove underground electrical project was set to begin on October 12
Official document: http://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/default-document-library/10012021-work-to-commence-on-golden-grove-eug-project-on-october-12.pdf?sfvrsn=4152a44f_2
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said work on an underground electrical project in Golden Grove on St. Croix was scheduled to begin on October 12, 2021.
WAPA said Vivot Equipment Corporation would mobilize crews to start trenching and conduit installation from the grounds of the John A. Bell Correctional Complex to the intersection of Golden Grove and Centerline roads.
The authority said the project would replace overhead electrical equipment with underground service along the route. Once completed, underground electrical service was expected to serve the prison, the Patrick Sweeney police headquarters, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and nearby homes and businesses.
WAPA said Vivot, a St. Croix-based company, was the contractor for the $1.7 million project, which was slated for completion within six months. According to the authority, 90% of the project was funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the remaining 10% was to be covered through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds awarded to WAPA.
The work was to include trenching along the roadway, installation of conduits and underground transmission and distribution lines, backfilling, and resurfacing. WAPA said traffic on Golden Grove Road could at times be reduced to a single lane during construction, with flaggers on site to direct vehicles.
The authority also said similar underground electrical projects were continuing at Container Port on St. Croix and at two locations in Cruz Bay, St. John, and that another project was expected to begin in the Midland area of St. Croix.