South Shreveport - Wallace LakeTransmission Improvements Project

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) plans to strengthen the electric grid in the Shreveport region by rebuilding about 11 miles of 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line.

The transmission line was built in 1963 and is past its planned service life. Since 2015, this line has experienced several power outages due to weather impacts and substation equipment failures

The Project:

• Replaces deteriorating wooden poles with modern steel poles
• Strengthens the system against severe weather impacts
• Decreases the likelihood and duration of larger, community-wide power outages
• Removes woody-stemmed vegetation that could impact the safe operation of the transmission line

July 2023 – SWEPCO representatives hosted a public open house in July 2023, where landowners were invited to view detailed maps, talk with team member and learn more about the project.

Early 2024 – In preparation for construction activities, SWEPCO crews and contractors are beginning to inspect portions of the company’s right-of-way. During this process you may see surveying equipment, machinery, boundary markers and flags along the line route. Ribbon and other markers placed on trees, bushes and other plants does not necessarily indicate that it will be removed as part of SWEPCO’s vegetation management program.