As part of the replacement of the steam tunnel from the Cogeneration Facility at 575 W. Cameron Ave. to the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a section of the railway line bringing fuel to the facility must be removed temporarily to install two new utility crossings underneath.
As part of the replacement of the steam tunnel from the Cogeneration Facility at 575 W. Cameron Ave. to the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a section of the railway line bringing fuel to the facility must be removed temporarily to install two new utility crossings underneath.
The rail outage construction will begin Tuesday (Jan. 13) and will continue for approximately 10 days. This work must be completed within this timeframe to ensure that the railway line can be restored before the facility runs out of fuel during the current winter conditions.
To complete the required work in the time allowed, the contractor will have to work around the clock during portions of the 10-day window. Residents of homes near the facility are being notified this week by UNC about the construction and its possible effects on their neighborhood.
Community members with questions may contact Linda Convissor, UNC’s director of local relations, at (919) 962-9245 or linda_convissor@unc.edu
Cogeneration Control Room: (919) 962-1167
News Services contact: Susan Houston, (919) 962-8415, susan_houston@unc.edu