Alliant Energy Making Upgrades to Carroll Area Gas System

Alliant Energy Making Upgrades to Carroll Area Gas System
More Than $185,000 in Upgrades Planned to Strengthen Reliability of Natural Gas
System 


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy-
Interstate Power and Light announces it is upgrading the natural gas
distribution facilities in Carroll beginning the week of April 12.  The project
is part of a preventive maintenance effort to replace natural gas mains and
services to residential and commercial customers to ensure continued safe and
reliable natural gas service.  This project is part of Alliant Energy's
PowerPledge(TM) program, a commitment to invest $2 billion over a five-year
period in the company's utility infrastructure.

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The $186,500 project involves upgrading 160 residential and commercial services,
including 27,000 feet of gas main and service pipe.  The work will be completed
in conjunction with Alliant Energy contractor, InterCon Construction, Inc.

"As with any construction project, there will be a certain amount of disruption
associated with this upgrade," says Gary Brindle, lead construction specialist,
Alliant Energy.  "Our customers tend to be very understanding when we are in the
area working to ensure reliable service, so we make a special effort to minimize
the impact our construction projects have on them.  The end result is worth it
to both our customers and our company."

The work will be concentrated in thearea west of South Main, including West 3rd
Street, West Adams and North Carroll.  The upgrades are expected to take
approximately ten weeks to complete.

If you have questions or concerns, or to report an outage, please call
1-800-ALLIANT (1-800-255-4268). 

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CONTACT:  Lisha Coffey of Alliant Energy, [phone]



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