by Alina Zhuravel | Jun 14, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were working in Detroit near Rosa Parks Boulevard and Church Street. Our linemen cut off old overhead wiring, known as arc wires, that are no longer in use today. The removal of this wiring, known as arc wires, reduces the chance of weather caused power...
by Alina Zhuravel | May 26, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit near Avery and Putnam Streets making updates to the electric grid. They installed one new pole and upgraded equipment on an existing pole. The new pole was installed with high quality fiberglass material while the existing pole was...
by Alina Zhuravel | May 23, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE underground crews were out in Detroit working on Trumbull and Labrosse streets. They connected an existing overloaded power line to the new Corktown substation. This update allows the line to more evenly carry the electric load that feeds area homes and...
by Alina Zhuravel | May 9, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews performed maintenance work on overhead lines near West Warren Avenue and Lawton Street. They removed old streetlight wiring, known as arc wires, that are no longer in use today. During inclement weather, arc wires can get tangled with DTE wires. This may...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 1, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE crew was in Detroit, on Labrosse Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, installing equipment that will connect to a new substation in Corktown. After draining excess water from the manhole, cable splicers descended underground to install new cables to the system. This...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 22, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
While our crews are focused on making improvements to enhance power reliability for Detroiters, they are also sometimes called upon to help homeowners, businesspeople, places of worship and schools on special requests. We helped on one such school project when we were...
