Duke Energy conducting aerial tree trimming in Cloverdale

CLOVERDALE — Duke Energy Indiana is clearing out vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in west central Indiana, including in the Cloverdale area.

The project will help ensure safe and reliable service across the Duke Energy electric system, which carries power for thousands of customers in the region.

Because these high-voltage lines span several communities and in some places cross rugged and remote terrain, a specialty contract helicopter tree trimming crew, using an aerial saw, will side-trim trees and vegetation along power line corridors in West Terre Haute and Cloverdale. The helicopter and aerial saw provide a way to trim trees in hard-to-reach locations.

The work was expected to begin on Monday and take approximately four to five days to complete, depending on weather conditions.

Federal regulations mandate that key power transmission line corridors be free of vegetation that might interfere with safely operating and maintaining those power lines. Property owners along the corridors have been notified by mail and by door-to-door contact. All areas where the helicopter will work have been clearly flagged and marked in advance of trimming.

For more information about our program and policies, visit duke-energy.com/trees. Anyone with questions about this project can call Duke Energy Vegetation Management at 800-723-9684.