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2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT GOALS
feeder circuit that usually dead ends without connecting to
another feeder circuit. With this type of design, if there is a
fault on the radial line all customers connected to the line
will be out of service until it is repaired. In an underground
system, the line serving the street will be looped between
two feeder connection points with an open point in the
middle, generally at a transformer. If a fault occurs, it will
only affect a portion of the looped system. Utility crews
responding to the outage can isolate the problem area,
restoring service to as much of the loop as possible while
keeping the impacted area de-energized.
BEFORE
AFTER
Aesthetics: The Village of Key Biscayne maintains a high
standard of visual aesthetics throughout the community.
The Zoning and Planning Division and the Village Council
are charged with protecting this visual image through
a thorough review process for any construction and
renovation projects within the Village. The relocation of
overhead utilities to an underground location provides an
opportunity to enhance the visual aesthetics of the Village
and allows greater flexibility for architectural and landscape
architectural improvements in areas that were previously
restricted by overhead utilities.
In the Spring of 2018, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. was
selected by the Village to serve as the Engineering Consultant
for the undergrounding conversion program. The initial task was
the development of an overall master plan to provide a guide for
the implementation of the program.
Project Goals
A driving force behind developing a master plan is to balance
and manage potentially competing priorities such as cost,
project duration, traffic impacts, other capital improvement
needs, etc., for this ambitious project. The goals and objectives
of the master planning process are as follows:

Collection of data related to existing utility infrastructure
throughout the Village
West McIntyre Street between Glendridge Road and Woodcrest Road
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