Post by mwardncsu on Dec 15, 2017 15:33:03 GMT -5
12/15/2017
Hardy Ford public access on Smith Mountain Lake to be closed temporarily for dredging
www.appalachianpower.com/info/news/viewRelease.aspx?releaseID=2443
ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 15, 2017 – Appalachian Power will temporarily close the Hardy Ford Public Access area on Smith Mountain Lake for maintenance work beginning December 20.
The work will include a major underwater dredging operation in the channel adjacent to the public boat ramp and fishing area located in Bedford County. An estimated 1,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed to improve boating access in the area under all lake level conditions.
Other work at the site will include construction of a new permanent public restroom. Appalachian expects to have the work completed and the area reopened to the public by mid-February 2018.
The site is operated by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. It is located next to the Hardy Ford Bridge on Hardy Road (Route 634). Work on construction of a new bridge is currently being done at the location.
For boaters and fishing enthusiasts who regularly use the Hardy Ford access area, Appalachian suggests that they can use the two closest free public access areas at Smith Mountain Lake: the Oak Grove and Hales Ford public access locations which are both accessible from Booker T. Washington Highway (VA-122).
The company will post updates to this closing plan on the Smith Mountain website: www.SmithMountainProject.com
Smith Mountain Project is a 636-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric facility on the Roanoke River that utilizes an upper reservoir (Smith Mountain Lake) and a lower reservoir (Leesville Lake). Water stored in Smith Mountain Lake first passes through turbine-generators in the powerhouse to produce electricity and is discharged into Leesville Lake. From there some water is released through the Leesville Dam or pumped back into Smith Mountain. The project is operated by Appalachian Power.
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Hardy Ford public access on Smith Mountain Lake to be closed temporarily for dredging
www.appalachianpower.com/info/news/viewRelease.aspx?releaseID=2443
ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 15, 2017 – Appalachian Power will temporarily close the Hardy Ford Public Access area on Smith Mountain Lake for maintenance work beginning December 20.
The work will include a major underwater dredging operation in the channel adjacent to the public boat ramp and fishing area located in Bedford County. An estimated 1,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed to improve boating access in the area under all lake level conditions.
Other work at the site will include construction of a new permanent public restroom. Appalachian expects to have the work completed and the area reopened to the public by mid-February 2018.
The site is operated by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. It is located next to the Hardy Ford Bridge on Hardy Road (Route 634). Work on construction of a new bridge is currently being done at the location.
For boaters and fishing enthusiasts who regularly use the Hardy Ford access area, Appalachian suggests that they can use the two closest free public access areas at Smith Mountain Lake: the Oak Grove and Hales Ford public access locations which are both accessible from Booker T. Washington Highway (VA-122).
The company will post updates to this closing plan on the Smith Mountain website: www.SmithMountainProject.com
Smith Mountain Project is a 636-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric facility on the Roanoke River that utilizes an upper reservoir (Smith Mountain Lake) and a lower reservoir (Leesville Lake). Water stored in Smith Mountain Lake first passes through turbine-generators in the powerhouse to produce electricity and is discharged into Leesville Lake. From there some water is released through the Leesville Dam or pumped back into Smith Mountain. The project is operated by Appalachian Power.
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