The final step of the original Houghton Road Improvement Project is finally underway, with crews from Southwest Gas, Tucson Electric Power, and others beginning to move utilities out of the way.
“We’re relocating and upgrading some underground distribution facilities. Those are basically lower voltage power lines that serve homes and businesses in the immediate area, so we are moving those to a different location,” says Joseph Barrios, a spokesperson for TEP.
Barrios says the upgrades TEP is doing will also give them more flexibility to handle power outages, help TEP reroute power, and improve performance in the area…