Update (June 18): Effective immediately, work is being paused due to inclement weather. Work originally scheduled to begin June 18 will now begin Monday, June 24. See additional updates in our maps below. We appreciate your patience and understanding. 

ATTENTION, GREAT BEND! 

Beginning June 11, residents should expect multiple road closures due to work being completed by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, our wholesale power supplier. 

Work will begin around 9:30 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 11 at the intersection of 8th Street and Hubbard Street. Residents should expect a road closure in the area, detailed in the map below. 

Work will continue through at least Friday, June 28, beginning at 8 a.m. CDT daily, and road closures are expected every working/business day, Monday through Friday. See our maps below for more detailed information. 

Sunflower will be replacing wooden poles in the areas with upgraded steel poles along their transmission lines. Wheatland  Electric line crews will be assisting with work throughout this multi-week project. 

All motorists and pedestrians should steer clear of the designated work areas on the dates indicated below until all work is complete. No outages are expected during most days of this project.

A short outage is expected on Friday, June 28, potentially up to four hours, and extends from 281 Bypass to Baker St., for residences between 16th St. and Broadway Ave. Operations crews will be notifying affected residents 24-48 hours in advance by traveling door to door and with front door hangers for residents who are away from home. 

Questions? Please contact memberservices@weci.net today. We thank our co-op members in Great Bend for their patience and understanding during this extended upgrade project. 

Tuesday, June 11: Road closure expected at 8th St. and Hubbard St. intersection

Wednesday, June 12: Road closure along Hubbard St. between 10th St. and 11th St. 

Thursday, June 13: Road closure expected at Lakin Ave. and Hubbard St. 

Friday, June 14:  Road closure expected near 16th St. and Heizer St. 

 Monday, June 17: Road closure expected along Hubbard St. between Broadway Ave. and Park Ave. 

Monday, June 24, to Wednesday, June 26: Intersection of Hubbard St. and 16th St.  

Wednesday, June 26: 16th Street between Hubbard St. and Heizer St.

Friday, June 28: Road closure along Hubbard St., between 16th St. and Broadway Ave., with outages expected from 281 Bypass to Baker between 16th and Broadway