North Magazine - West BoonevilleTransmission Improvements Projects

The North Magazine - West Booneville Transmission Improvements Project involves rebuilding a 14-mile long, 161-kilovolt transmission line. The line is nearly 50 years old and is past its planned service life.

The project:

• Replaces deteriorating wooden poles with modern steel poles
• Strengthens the system against severe weather, and decreases the likelihood and duration of wide, community-sustained outages

Fall 2024: SWEPCO crews and contractors completed construction in the summer and facilities were placed back in service on June 13, 2024.

SWEPCO contractors continue to carry out property restoration efforts along the right-of-way and plan to continue these efforts through spring 2025. Contractors are working to restore areas to as close to pre-construction conditions as possible.

Fall 2023: Volkert, Inc., serves as SWEPCO’s right-of-way representative on this project. Right-of-way agents have been talking to affected landowners along the power line route to discuss field activities, necessary easements and construction access.

SWEPCO representatives expect pre-construction activities to begin later this fall. These activities include vegetation management, which involves trimming or removing woody-stemmed vegetation that's grown within SWEPCO's right-of-way.

In early 2024, other pre-construction activities may include installing temporary gates, fencing and access roads, and installing culverts for water management. SWEPCO representatives expect transmission line construction to start in early 2024 and conclude by early 2025.