Construction

Information on the construction process

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Construction on Coles Wind commenced in January 2026. Construction is expected to conclude and commercial operations for the project are anticipated to begin in the summer of 2027.

Transparency and integrity are the basis for Apex’s relationships with the local community and its partners. To aid in this transparency we have created resources to on the construction process to assist in the community’s understanding. These include:

Should you have any questions or complaints concerning this project, please contact a project representative at info@coleswind.com or call Apex Clean Energy’s 24/7 construction & operations toll-free number at (866) 370-9546, where staff will communicate the information to the appropriate person to address the issue. Your call will be returned in a timely manner and the project team will make every effort to resolve issues pertaining to the project.

Apex Clean Energy is proud to be a part of the Coles County community for the long term. We are committed to being a good neighbor and dependable partner to community members and local governments.

If you need to get in touch with Apex Clean Energy with general questions about the construction process, please feel free to share your feedback using this form, call us at (217) 600-2206, or e-mail info@coleswind.com.

Recent Construction Updates

Stay up to date on road closures, detours, and construction progress.

Coles Wind Road work for 10/10/26 thru 10/11/26

Saturday & Sunday Overnight road closure on 1820E from 1700N to 1600N until 10/14/26 for box culvert install C-128. Dirtworks will conti
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/9/26

Overnight road closure on 1820E from 1700N to 1600N until 10/14/26 for box culvert install C-128.
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/8/26

Overnight road closure on 1820E from 1700N to 1600N until 10/14/26 for box culvert install C-128.
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/7/26

Scheduled work subject to change due to weather/site conditions
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/6/26

Road closure on 1820E from 1700N to 1600N until 10/14/26 for box culvert install C-128.
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/5/26

Road closure on 1820E from 1700N to 1600N until 10/14/26 for box culvert install C-128.
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/3/26

Scheduled work subject to change due to weather/site conditions
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Coles Wind Road work for 10/2/26

Scheduled work subject to change due to weather/site conditions
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Coles Wind Road Work for 10/1/26

No road closures. Dirtworks is going to be dressing up various culvert locations. Flaggers will be utilized for any partial short term lane
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/30/26

Plan of day for project construction activities
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Map showing road and culvert closures near Crane Walk dated 9-30-26, with red markings for road closures and blue for culverts, including roads labeled 1300E, 1400E, 1500E, 1600E, and numbered grid areas.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/29/26

Overnight culvert work closes 1600N routes. Wednesday crane walk impacts 1700N.
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Black and white map showing road grid of seven hickory area with block numbers, roads, small waterway, and a few blue highlights indicating culverts or road closures. Major roads are labeled with numbers like 1673 and 130. Towns labeled include Douglas and Fairgrange.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/28/26

Strategic box culvert placements close thoroughfares across 1600N lanes.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/26/26 and 9/27/26

Tower components will continue arriving at marshalling yard. No weekend closures.
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Map showing road closures in a grid layout with roads identified by numbers and letters, including culvert closures marked in blue and orange sections on roads near the center and right side of the map.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/25/26

Culvert tracking closes 1600N. Midday crane walk sets severe stops on 1600N corridors.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/24/26

Overnight road closure on 1600N. Thursday road closure for Crane Walk on 1300E.
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Partial road map with grid layout, showing road closures indicated by blue lines for culverts and red blocks for Crane Walk closures, featuring numbered roads and sections, including highways 671, 130, 16, and local roads 1300E, 1400E, 1500E, 1600E, with closures marked near 1300E and a horizontal closure south of Flat Branch.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/23/26

Overnight culvert locks close 1600N. Wednesday crane walk pauses 1300E lines.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/22/26

Road closed on 1600N for box culvert install; 1700E closed for crane crossing.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/21/26

Road closed on 1600N for box culvert install; 1700E closed for crane crossing.
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Map showing road closures in parts of Seven Hickory and Douglas regions with culverts marked in blue and crane crossing marked in red. Blue line indicates a culvert closure between roads 1600 N and 1700 N in section 4, Seven Hickory. Two red areas mark crane crossing closures along 1900 N at 1300 E and near 1650 E in Douglas. Roads, section numbers, and key landmarks like Villa Grove and a bus station are labeled.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/19/26

Clear weekend lanes. Monday box culvert installations block 1600N and 1700E rows.
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Map showing road closures with red marks on roads labeled Crane Walk near 1300 E and 1700 N, and a blue cross on culverts at intersection of 1600 N and an unlabeled north-south road in Sevier County, near Fairgrange.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/18/26

Overnight box culvert installations close corridors across 1500E and 1600N.
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Map showing road closures marked by blue lines at a cross section between 1600N and 1700N roads and an unnamed vertical road in Seven County, near Douglas.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/17/26

Culvert deployments completely close access loops on 1500E and 1600N.
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Black and white map section showing roads, railways, and place names including Buston and Rardin, with numbered routes 130, 3, 4, 16, 668, and 2. The map features grid lines, river outlines, and scattered numbers marking land plots or areas.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/16/26

Ditch re-profiling creates rolling partial stops on 1600N. Flaggers on-site.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/15/26

Overnight closure on 1400E for culvert install. Partial closure from 1400N to 1500N.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/14/26

Advisory: Partial road closure on 1400E from 1400N to 1500N to install a box culvert.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/13/26

Advisory: Partial road closure on 1400E from 1400N to 1500N to install a box culvert.
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Black and white map showing grid layout with labeled sections and roads; vertical section labeled '1400 E' is highlighted in yellow between sections 8 and 9.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/12/26

Materials moving to marshalling points. Monday box culvert installation blocks 1400E.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/9/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/5/26

Site closed for Labor Day. Tuesday closure on 1700E for crane crossing (12-3 pm).
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Map of road closures and improvements in an area labeled Douglas and sections of Hickory, Seven, and D sections, showing roads with cement stabilization in dark green, dust control in blue, culverts in yellow, widening in red, rock addition in purple, cap rock in orange, and guard rails in light blue, with a red circle highlighting a section near 1650 E and 1900 N.

Coles Wind Road work for 9/4/26

Labor Day holiday pause. Upcoming Tuesday crane walk blocks 1700E routes.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/3/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/2/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 9/1/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/31/26

Road closure Monday 8/31 on 1800N between 1650E and 1700E for crane crossing.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/30/26

No road closures 8/30. Monday road closure on 1800N for crane crossing.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/29/26

No road closures 8/29. Monday road closure on 1800N for crane crossing.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/28/26

No road closures. Postponed crane crossing rescheduled for Monday morning.
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Section of a black and white grid-style road map showing roads and township boundaries around Douglas; a location near road 130 and road 1700N is highlighted in pink with a red arrow pointing to it.

Coles Wind Road work for 8/27/26

Logistics moving seamlessly. Friday afternoon crane crossing sets blocks for 1800N.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/26/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/25/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/24/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/23/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/22/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/21/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/20/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/19/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/18/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/16/26

Log summary notice: No construction updates or field work on Sunday 8/16/26.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/15/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/14/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/12/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/11/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/8/26

No road closures. Components arriving at yard. No work on Sunday 8/9/26.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/7/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/6/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/5/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/3/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Coles Wind Road work for 8/1/26 & 8/2/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Section of a road map showing road closures in various colors: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. The map includes labeled grid lines with road numbers and names such as Douglas, Seventh Hickory, and Fairgrange, and directional markers like R 9 E and 1500 E, along with routes 671, 130, 16, and 668.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/31/26

Oil/chip road top sealing underway. Delivery flags active on 1800E curve paths.
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Map showing road closures and construction work in Seven Hickory area near Douglas and Fairgrange, with roads marked for cement stabilization, dust control, culverts, widening, added rock, cap rock, and guard rail in various colors and symbols.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/30/26

Component logistics rolling ahead cleanly. Permanent turf seeding active.
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Black and white grid map showing areas of road closures and work types labeled with colored dots: cement stabilization (green), dust control (blue), culverts (yellow), widening (red), add rock (pink), cap rock (orange), and guard rail (light blue). The map includes road numbers and names for places such as Douglas, Severy, Hi Ckory, and Fairgrange, with various north-south and east-west road coordinates and highways marked.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/29/26

Heavy deliveries incoming. Flagging active on 1800E. Seeding teams active.
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Map showing road closures and construction activities in a grid layout of sections labeled with numbers and township-range coordinates. Roads are marked with symbols indicating closures for cement stabilization, dust control, culverts, widening, adding rock, cap rock, and guard rails in various colors. Key highways and routes are labeled, with Douglas and Seven Hickory townships named. Specific roads have colored markings, and directional arrows indicate locations such as Villa Grove and Fairgrange. The legend explains color coding: green for cement stab., blue for dust control, orange for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, dark orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/28/26

Component logistics rolling safely. Main line blockades continue on the 1800E curve.
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Map of road closures and maintenance in a grid layout labeled with area names 'SEVEN HICKORY' and streets numbered from 1300E to 1900E and 1100N to 1500N. Legend shows road closures and maintenance types by color: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Key roads include route 16 with several marked closure or maintenance spots, concentrated near Fairgrange and Bushton. The map includes local routes 130, 1672, 668, and 1673 and directional annotations to Douglas and Villa Grove. Roads are marked with black solid and dashed lines, and closures/works are color-coded on the routes.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/27/26

Wind farm components arriving. Construction crews close the 1800E track curve.
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Coles Wind Road work for 7/25/26 & 7/26/26

No road closures. Tower components will continue arriving at the marshalling yard.
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Map showing road closures and construction types in an area with labeled roads and grid sections, legend indicates closures by cement stabilization, dust control, culverts, widening, adding rock, cap rock, and guard rail using colored symbols.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/24/26

Field perimeter updates close public transport options near the 1800E curve.
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Map showing road closures in an area labeled with grids and roads, including Douglas and Hutchton. Legend indicates closures types by color: green for Cement Stabilization, blue for Dust Control, yellow for Culverts, red for Widening, purple for Add Rock, orange for Cap Rock, and light blue for Guard Rail.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/23/26

Grading crews continue targeted lane closures surrounding the 1800E curve.
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Map section of seven counties showing roads with black and white checkered and solid lines, town names Hichory, Douglas, and others labeled, numbered grid sections, road numbers 16, 668, 130, and 671, and colored legend on upper left showing markings for Dust Control Culverts (yellow), Widening (red), Add Rock (purple), Cap Rock (orange), and Guard Rail (blue). Key locations include Fairgrange and Bushton. Road 1700 E marked with a red widening line.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/22/26

Utility right-of-way runs require rolling controls along the 1800E track curve.
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Roadwork map highlighting sections in seven counties with roads marked for dust control, culverts, widening, add rock, cap rock, and guard rail repairs using different colors; major roads and highways labeled with route numbers, towns of Busti and Fairgrange identified, and grid lines with coordinates visible.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/21/26

Ongoing field entry groundworks maintain full closures around the 1800E curve.
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Black and white map of seven counties area showing roads and highways with thick dashed lines marking county borders. Major highways marked as 16, 130, 668, 1672, 820, and 671. Towns HICKORY, SEVEN, and VILLAGE names marked. Rock and road construction areas indicated by colored marks: red for widening, pink for adding rock, orange for cap rock, cyan for guard rails, and yellow for dust control in culverts. Some smaller roads and creeks labeled, including Greasy Cr. and Flat Br.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/20/26

Structural shoulder stone teams close pathways across the active 1800E track curve.
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no road closures this weekend 7/18 7/19/26

Weekend notice: No active construction or structural road closures this weekend.
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Map showing road closures in Hickory County with grid layout labeled by road numbers and directions, highlighting different types of closures: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for add rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Locations such as Douglas, Bushton, and Fairgrange are marked, along with highways 16, 130, 668, and 671, and major roads indicated with block numbers.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/17/26

Field entry point building closes travel lanes along the 1800E sector curve.
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Map of road closures and construction work in an area labeled 'SEVEN HICKORY' with marked roads and features including Highway 130 and routes 16, 668, 671, 1672, and 1673. A legend indicates symbols for cement stabilization (green), dust control (blue), culverts (yellow), widening (red), adding rock (purple), cap rock (orange), and guard rail (light blue). The map shows multiple grid roads, intersections, geographic marks, and localities like Fairgrange, Bushton, and Douglas. A red line indicates road widening near the intersection of Route 16 and 1800 E.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/16/26

Field access work forces lane blocks on 1800E corridors. Soil grading continues.
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Map showing road closures and improvements in a grid layout with labeled sections and roads. A legend on top left indicates color-coded road activities: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, dark red for widening, purple for adding rock, red for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Several roads are marked in red indicating widening and other improvements. The map includes route numbers, road names, and directional markers, highlighting road projects around Fairgrange and nearby locations.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/15/26

Advisory log entry note: Formatted row detailing the project context placeholder.
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Map of road closures and construction types in a grid layout covering part of Douglas County, including roads labeled 1300E, 1400E, and 1700E, with roads 1400N and 1375N. Road closures and work areas are highlighted with colored lines: red for widening, pink for add rock, orange for cap rock, light blue for guard rail, green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, and yellow for culverts. The map indicates locations such as Fairgrange and Bushton along highway 130 and highway 16, with major north-south and east-west roads marked by route numbers and township sections labeled with numbers.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/14/26

Soil transport lines close paths on 1400N, 1400E, and 1500E tracks cleanly.
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Coles Wind Road work for 7/12/26

Monday closures on 1400N, 1400E, and 1500E for oil, chip, and prime coat spraying.
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Map section showing road closures in Hickory, Seven, and Douglas areas, with a legend indicating different closure types marked by colored lines: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, orange for culverts, red for widening, pink for adding rock, dark orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Major roads and grid lines are labeled with coordinates and road numbers, highlighting areas with blue lines indicating dust control closures, particularly along 1400 E and Decker Springs roads, and nearby intersecting roads. Nearby communities like Fairgrange are labeled.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/11/26

Widespread oil/chip surfacing sets blocks across 1400N, 1400E, and 1500E sectors.
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Map showing road closures and construction details in a grid layout, with color-coded legend: green for Cement Stabilization, blue for Dust Control, orange for Cap Rock, red for Widening, purple for Add Rock, and light blue for Guard Rail. Roads are labeled with numbers and letters indicating locations within the Seven Hickory area, with major roads marked with thicker lines. The map includes directional markers such as North and arrows pointing to Villa Grove and Douglas.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/10/26

Prime coating updates close lines on 1400N and 1500E routes. Surface rock hits 1400E.
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Section of a road map showing Severn and Dorr townships with labeled roads and grid lines; color-coded legend indicates road closures for cement stabilization (green), dust control (blue), culverts (yellow), widening (red), added rock (purple), cap rock (orange), and guard rail (light blue). Roads marked in blue and orange correspond to dust control and cap rock closures.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/9/26

Prime coating runs close routes on 1400N and 1500E. Surface rock builds limit 1400E paths.
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Map showing Seven Hickory area road closures with color-coded legend: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, dark red for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Roads marked with colored lines indicate corresponding types of closures or construction. Locations include Fairgrange and several numbered sections.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/8/26

Prime coating actions close channels on 1400N and 1500E. Grading blocks 1300E roads.
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Map of Seven Hickory area displays road closures and control measures with color-coded legend: green for cement stab, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for add rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Roads are labeled with numbers and coordinates, with highlighted roads marked in corresponding colors for closures and improvements near Seven Hickory and Fairgrange.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/7/26

Surface rock building blocks 1400N and 1500E corridors. Grading blocks 1300E lines.
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Map of Hickory and surrounding regions with color-coded road markings and a legend indicating road closures, cement stabilization (green), dust control (blue), culverts (orange), widening (red), add rock (purple), cap rock (bright orange), and guard rail (light blue). Various roads are labeled by numbers and directional grid coordinates, with towns like Fairgrange, Bushton, and Rardin marked on the map. Bold lines denote major roads and thin lines minor roads.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/6/26

Concrete curing windows close connectivity on 1400N, 1400E, and 1500E routes.
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Coles Wind Road work for 7/3/26 Thru 7/5/26

Holiday notice: No road work Friday through Sunday. Have a great 4th of July!
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Map showing road closures and work types around Seven Hickory area with color-coded legend: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening and cap rock, purple for add rock, and light blue for guard rail; streets labeled with grid numbers and some with road names; notable places include Douglas, Fairgrange, and Bushton.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/2/26

Soil grading drops access on 1500N and 1800E loops. Concrete curing pauses 1400N roads.
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Map showing road closures and improvements in a grid layout with roads labeled by numbers and letters, including areas named Douglas, Seven, Hickory, and Fairgrange. Colored lines indicate types of road work: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Major roads and highways are marked with route numbers, and several roads have thick colored lines indicating planned or ongoing construction work.

Coles Wind Road work for 7/1/26

Soil transport blocks lines on 1500N, 1820E, and 1600N corridors. Curing limits 1400N.
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Roadwork map showing different types of road closures and treatments in S, E, V, E, N, and surrounding areas. The legend identifies colors for road features: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, orange for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Roads and grid lines are labeled with numbers and directions. Key towns like Fairgrange and Bushton appear with route numbers 3 and 4 highlighted.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/30/26

Surface rock building blocks 1400N and 1500E corridors. Grading blocks 1500N paths.
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Map showing road closures and construction types in a grid layout across areas labeled Douglas, Seven, Hickory, and part of Mor. Legend indicates road closure types: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, pink for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Several roads in the map are marked with these colors to indicate the construction work being done. Major roads and highways are numbered, with some towns like Bushton and Fairgrange labeled.

Coles Wind Road work for 4/29/26

Surface rock teams close sections of 1400N and 1500E. Grading cuts off 1500N rows.
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Coles Wind Road work for 4/27/26 4/28/26

Weekend notice: No road work scheduled or active this weekend (4/27 - 4/28).
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Map section showing road closures in Hickory and Morg counties with color-coded lines indicating types: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Roads and town names like Fairgrange, Bushton, and Rardin are labeled along with route numbers and grid coordinates.

Coles Wind Road work for 4/26/26

Soil transport runs close paths on 1500N, 1820E, and 1600N. Curing blocks 1400N lines.
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A county road map showing road closures in various colors: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, orange for cap rock, and light blue for guard rails. The map features a grid with labeled roads and sections, including highways 130 and 16. The map covers parts of Douglas and Morgan counties with towns labeled such as Bushton, Fairgrange, and Rardin, and roads marked with closure colors.

Coles Wind Road work for 4/25/26

Soil transport closes loops on 1500N, 1820E, and 1600N. Curing fields freeze 1400N avenues.
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Map showing road closures in Hickory and Morgan areas with colored lines indicating types of closures: green for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, yellow for culverts, red for widening, pink for adding rock, orange for capping rock, and light blue for guard rail. Major roads and landmarks such as Fairgrange, Ruston, and Rardin are labeled, with grid lines for reference.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/24/26

Soil grading closes 1700N, 1820E, and 1600N blocks. Chemical curing pauses 1400N lines.
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Map of road closures in Douglas and Morgan counties showing marked closures: green lines for cement stabilization, blue for dust control, orange for culverts, red for widening, pink for add rock, orange-red for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/23/26

Soil transport lines close paths on 1700N, 1820E, and 1600N. Curing closes 1400N lanes.
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Map showing road closures and improvements in a grid layout with main roads labeled by coordinates and numbers; green lines indicate cement stabilization, red lines indicate widening, and magenta lines indicate adding rock, with other types color-coded but not shown on the visible part of the map; locations include Fairgrange, Bushton, and Rardin in Douglas County with surrounding area divisions by township and range coordinates.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/22/26

Soil transport lines close paths on 1700N, 1820E, and 1600N. Curing closes 1400N routes.
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Map showing road closures marked by colors and types: Cement Stabilization in green, Dust Control in blue, Culverts in orange, Widening in red, Add Rock in purple, Cap Rock in brown, Guard Rail in light blue. The map focuses on Seven Hickory area with roads labeled by numbers and directions including 1300E, 1400E, 1500E, and others.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/20/26

Large-scale oil/chip runs close corridors across 1300E, 1400N, and 1500N routes.
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Map showing road closures by types: Cement Stabilization in green, Dust Control in blue, Culverts in yellow, Widening in red, Add Rock in magenta, Cap Rock in orange, and Guard Rail in light blue, across various numbered and named roads within Douglas County near towns like Fairgrange, Bushton, and Rardin.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/19/26

Storm updates: Advisory notice out. Extensive prime coating blocks 1300E and 1400N rows.
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Map highlighting road closures in a region crossing Douglas and Morgan counties with roads marked in different colors: green for Cement Stab, blue for Dust Control, yellow for Culverts, red for Widening, pink for Add Rock, orange for Cap Rock, and light blue for Guard Rail. Towns named Huston, Rardin, and Fairgrange are noted along with several numbered routes and roads with grid labels and directional markings.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/18/26

Component deliveries launch. Prime coating blocks lines on 1300E, 1400N, and 1500N.
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Map of road closures in Hickory, showing various types of road work including cement stabilization marked in green and dust control marked in blue on specific road sections near Fairgrange and Bushton in Douglas and Stevens counties.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/17/26

Prime coating actions close channels on 1300E, 1400N, and 1500N.
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Map showing road closures with a key indicating different types: green lines for cement stabilization, blue lines for dust control, yellow dots for culverts, red lines for widening, purple lines for adding rock, pink lines for cap rock, and light blue lines for guard rail. The map focuses on areas around Hickory, Seven, and Douglas with marked roads and highways including route numbers 16, 130, and 668.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/16/26

Surface rock operations close 1300E and 1400N channels. Prime coating hits 1500N paths.
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Map of road closures in Hickory and Seven counties showing different types of closures: green for cement stabilization roads, blue for dust control, orange for culverts, red for widening, purple for adding rock, pink for cap rock, and light blue for guard rail. Major roads and grid lines are labeled with numbers and directions, including highways 16, 130, and 668, and towns Fairgrange and Bushton. The legend appears in the top left corner with color codes for each road closure type.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/15/26

Chemical curing loops close 1300E, 1400N, and 1400E paths. Surface rock blocks 1500N.
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A red crane hoisting the top section of a white wind turbine tower with a forested landscape and hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky at sunset.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/14/26

Log summary advisory: No road work scheduled or active for this date entry.
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Black and white road map showing Douglas, Hickory, and other regions with major roads marked. Roads under cement stabilization closure are highlighted in green, dust control closures in blue. A key on the upper left defines colors for road closures including cement stab (green), dust control (blue), culverts (yellow), widening (red), add rock (purple), cap rock (orange), and guard rail (light blue). Key roads include labeled highways 16, 130, and others, with Fairgrange and Bushton marked towns. The map outlines township grid with sections and major vertical roads with coordinates.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/13/26

Chemical curing loops close 1300E, 1400N, and 1400E corridors. Oil/chip blocks 1500N.
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Map showing road closures with color-coded legend: green for Cement Stab, blue for Dust Control, orange for Culverts, red for Widening, magenta for Add Rock, and light blue for Cap Rock Guard Rail. Roads in areas labeled Hickory, Seven Morgan, and Douglas are marked with these colors indicating different types of road work or closures.

Coles Wind Road work for 6/12/26

Oil/chip actions close 1820E, 1400N, and 1850E. Surface rock teams limit 1800E loops.
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Gantt chart titled 'Constructing Coles Wind: Timeline' from Apex Clean Energy, showing a breakdown of tasks for constructing a wind farm over 2026 and 2027. Tasks listed vertically include Mobilization, Public Roads Improvement, Substation Works, Access Road Installation, Excavation Foundations, Underground Collection, WTG Deliveries, Turbine Installation, Substation Energization, Commission Turbines, and COD. Horizontal bars represent task durations across months from January 2026 to December 2027, indicating construction spans about 12 to 18 months.

Anticipated Construction Schedule

Typically, construction lasts 12 to 18 months. This basic breakdown shows the anticipated Coles construction timeline incorporating each project component.

Weather may have an impact on this timeline, but the construction team will work to keep on schedule.