Kansas V-Plan 345kV Transmission Project ^Transmission

The successful completion of the Kansas Electric Transmission Authority (KETA) Project for ITC Great Plains was the culmination of an outstanding and meticulous performance by MYR Group subsidiaries MYR Energy Services (MYRE) and L.E. Myers, which finished the job ahead of schedule, under budget, and without a single recordable injury or lost-time incident.

The 345kV line, which begins in Spearville, Kansas, and runs 225 miles to Axtell, Nebraska, made the regional grid more reliable and efficient and provided homes and businesses with more affordable energy. Our crews built 174 miles of the new line, ending at the Kansas border.

A total of 507 structures were erected, 1,521 insulators, and more than 250 reels of wire were installed on 174 miles of line. More than 210,190 man-hours were expended by MYRE and our subcontractors during construction

Construction proceeded in two phases. First, crews built the line south to an existing Spearville station and expanded that station. Next, crews headed 89 miles north toward Hays, Kansas, where we built a new ITC-owned electrical substation called Post Rock. The first 89 miles of the 345kV line were energized from Spearville to Post Rock on June 30, 2012. Finally, our construction team continued the line 85 miles north until they reached the Kansas- Nebraska border.

This project consisted of the construction of the first segment of the V-Plan, 32 miles in Barber County. The entire V-Plan project will consist of approximately 122 miles of 345kV transmission line to connect eastern and western Kansas and will run from the Thistle substation near Medicine Lodge to Spearville, Kansas. The Kansas V-Plan project is ITC Great Plains’ second major transmission project in Kansas, following completion of the Spearville-Axtell or KETA Project. MYRE performed clearing, foundations, structure erection, and conductor installation.