July 8 council meeting: Nearly $1M approved for Trinity Drive electrical infrastructure upgrade

More EV charging approved; golfers will soon have a chance to play part of the rehabilitated course.

Los Alamos County Council on Tuesday allocated nearly $1 million to replace a buried electric line along Trinity Drive, between Oppenheimer Drive and Timber Ridge.

The “feeder 13” circuit has been a significant headache for Los Alamos County in recent years, with multiple failures that have resulted in widespread outages around Western Area. This circuit also serves Los Alamos Medical Center, but LAMC has a redundant line from LANL.

An image from the Council presentation showing the area served by Townsite Circuit 13 (yellow area). The red line indicates the area of approximately 1,500-feet where the replacement project will take place.

Council approved $988,917.01 for the project, along with a 20% contingency of $197,783.40, for Dub-L-EE LLC to replace the buried primary electric line.

Deputy Utilities Manager Steven Marez said the project will involve removing the sidewalk along both sides of the street and burying the high-voltage cables, as well as conduit for future fiber expansion.

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