Ameren & Plocher Construction have been partners since 1995. Plocher Construction has safely and efficiently completed a large number of projects for Ameren since that time. Our long standing relationship continues to flourish with the various current transmission line foundations projects for the Ameren Illinois Rivers project.
Current & Completed Projects
- MOWQ-R51D Line – 48 piers
- Cane Substation – 83 piers
- North LaSalle Substation Expansion and Transmission Line Rebuild – 7 piers
- Towerline Substation – 130 piers
- Jarvis to Kren Transmission Line – 68 piers
- Hilgard Substation – 127 piers and grading (completed)
- Venice to Campbell River Crossing - 2 foundations including piling (completed)
- Prairie State Substation – 113 piers (completed)
- Neoga South Substation – 80 piers and grading (completed)
- Granite City Substation – 125 piers and grading (completed)
- Spoon River Line—274 piers on a 44 mile line (completed)
- Hickok Breaker Station—80 piers and grading (completed)
- Gallatin Substation—120 piers and grading (completed)
- Paris South Substation—22 piers (completed)
- Meredosia to Ipava Line—291 piers (completed)
- Kansas to Faraday Line—381 piers on a 77 mile line (completed)
- Austin to Meredosia Line—489 piers on a 77 mile line (completed)
- Faraday Substation to Mt. Zion Pittsburg Plate (PPG)—55 piers (completed)
- Meredosia to Herleman River Crossing (completed)
- Pile Foundations at Illinois River (completed)
- Mt. Zion Substation Foundations & Sitework—57 piers (completed)
- Faraday Substation Foundations & Sitework — 312 piers (completed)
- Meredosia to Herleman Line — 291 piers on a 48 mile line (completed)
- Faraday Substation—312 piers (completed)
- Sidney to Rising Substation—110 piers on 25 mile line (completed)
- Herleman to Maywood—93 piers on 14.3 mile line (completed)
- Pana to Faraday Line—208 piers on a 31.7 mile line (completed)
- Pana Substation—622 piers (completed)
- Pana to Austin Line – 200 piers (completed)
Production to Date
- 2,150 foundations drilled for the transmission lines spanning over 400 miles
- 1,406 foundations installed for the substations
- Approximately 162K CY of concrete poured
- Over 10.4K tons of rebar installed
- 15K LF of driven steel piling installed
