Construction projects

• Survey crews will place colored flags and stakes to mark existing utilities and proposed excavation areas. Please do not remove these flags or stakes.
• Let the contractor know if you have any underground facilities, such as an underground dog fence, satellite dish cables, septic systems, or privately installed electric lines. This information can be provided to crews as you see them working in your neighborhood.
• Whenever possible, crews will make every attempt to contact a homeowner to discuss emergency repairs that may disrupt their property along with the plan to restore the disturbed area.

• Both Alliant Energy crews and contractors work on our electric and natural gas systems. 
• If you’re unable to speak with someone on-site, please get in touch with us using this online form. We often post signs in work areas or send mailings that include a local number to call as well.
• There will be large trucks and digging equipment in the area. During excavation, we will make every effort to minimize the impact and disturbance.
• To prevent sewer damages, crews may need access to your sewer line before, during or after the installation process. This helps us prevent cross bores within the sewer line and is required by our own policies to ensure the safest service possible. This is typically something we can assess from outside your residence. In some instances, we may need to enter your residence to make a determination.

• On electric projects: Once new lines are installed, tested, and carrying electricity, the service to your house may need to be reconnected to the new lines, which may cause a short disruption of service.
• On gas projects: Once the new gas lines are installed, tested and carrying gas, the service to your house will need to be connected to that main, which will cause a disruption in service. Upon completion of the work, a contractor will knock on your door and provide you with a few options. If you are not available, a door hanger will be left with these options and a contact phone number.

Option 1: A trained employee enters your residence and relights your appliances.

Option 2: You sign an Appliance Relight Release form and perform that task yourself.

• After the project is complete, restoration crews will begin to perform landscape work, including grading, putting in dirt, planting grass seed and clean-up. 
• Please water the new seed daily to ensure it grows.
• Any straw matting that may have been in place can be carefully removed once the grass is growing well.
• If significant landscaping is necessary, Alliant Energy will contact its landscaping contractor to perform the work.
• The timing of restoration work will depend on appropriate weather conditions. Fall projects could require the restoration work to occur in the following spring. Postponing the work would allow for the best growing season for grass and other plantings.
• We often post signs in work areas or send mailings that include a specific number to call about projects in your neighborhood.

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What to expect during construction

We are partnering with Q3 Contracting (PSC) and CIT to rebuild part of the gas system in Huxley, Iowa to ensure safe and reliable service to your neighborhood and to continue to build a stronger community.

CIT will map and inspect the sewer system to avoid any accidental damage to the sewer lines. Their technicians may knock on your door to ask where the sewer drain exits your home.

See the list of important dates below. The construction crews working in your neighborhood are happy to answer any of your questions. You can also send us your questions.

Alliant Energy is partnering with Michels to convert overhead electric lines to underground in Mason City. This will ensure safe and reliable service to the community.

Following construction in each area, necessary repairs to restore property will be made as efficiently as possible.

We will also be reconfiguring our lines at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s road construction project along Highway 65.

Alliant Energy and M.J. Electric are converting overhead electric lines to underground. This will ensure safe and reliable service to the neighborhood.

M.J. Electric has completed underground boring.

In April 2022, Alliant Energy will make the conversion to the underground system. Customers may experience a brief outage in order to convert their existing service drop to the new system. Alliant Energy will contact customers prior to any scheduled outage.

Following construction, necessary repairs to restore property will be made as efficiently as possible.