The Booneville - Branch Transmission Improvements Project involves rebuilding and upgrading an existing 12-mile, 69-kilovolt (kV) power line with a 161-kV transmission line.
The project:
Summer 2023: Volkert, Inc., serves as SWEPCO’s right-of-way representative on this project. Volkert right-of-way agents continue to talk to affected landowners along the power line route to discuss necessary field activities, necessary easements and construction access.
SWEPCO representatives plan to start pre-construction activities in late 2023 and continue into early 2024. These activities may include:
Crews plan to start rebuilding the Booneville - Branch transmission line in early 2024 immediately following the installation of gates and culverts. SWEPCO representatives expect construction on this section to conclude in spring 2024.
Fall 2022: The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved SWEPCO's application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (CECPN) on Oct. 13, 2022.
Spring 2022: SWEPCO officials plan to submit a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (CECPN) application with the Arkansas Public Service Commission for approval as part of this project in Spring 2022.
Crews plan to install single-pole steel structures.
Typical Structure Height:
Typical Distance Between Structures:
*Exact structure, height and right-of-way may vary
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) serves 535,000 customers in western Arkansas, northwest and central Louisiana, northeast Texas and the Texas Panhandle.
Project Outreach Specialist
918-231-8047
mhharris@aep.com
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