TVA Picks Path For New Power Line

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STARKVILLE, Miss. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority has identified a preferred route for a new transmission line that would increase power reliability and allow for growth in the area served by 4-County Electric Power Association.

TVA’s new line would tie into 4-County EPA’s Starkville-Sturgis transmission Line and proceed southeast to a new substation on Bluefield Road, located  about five miles southwest of Starkville. The preferred route was outlined during a June 2015 public meeting.

This route will have the least impact on the area, based on public input from the open house and additional evaluation of other factors, including social, environmental, and engineering impacts. A National Environmental Policy Act review is also pending.

TVA will meet with property owners along the proposed right-of-way to obtain easements for construction, operation and maintenance of the line. The project will require new right of way.  Property owners would still own the property and be compensated for the easements at fair market value.

TVA is expected to begin surveys in spring 2016. Easements will be acquired and construction will begin the following year with the line scheduled to be in place by spring 2018.

To see path of the power line click here http://www.tva.com/power/projects/bluefield_ms/map_bluefield_ms_preferred_route.pdf

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