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explained that after an initial survey and clearing, Dominion will begin staging material for the new lines.
They will begin by deconstructing and relocating existing power lines, said Briggs, before prepping the corridor for the new lines.
“The duration for this project is long,” said Briggs, and they are “asking property owners to be patient.”
The project could last as long as 18 months to two years according to Briggs. '
Briggs also said that Dominion will be notifying owners of the construction schedule by letter.
The much-contested power line is already well underway, with Allegheny Power at work on its section from the power generating station at Mt. Storm in West Virginia.
Allegheny will take its portion of the line from Mt. Storm to the Meadowbrook sub-station in Warren County, Virginia from which point Dominion will take over and complete its 65-mile portion of the line from Warren County to its termination at another sub-station in Loudoun County.
Approximately 8.5 miles will run through Rappahannock County, “roughly paralleling the Rappahannock River,” said County Administrator John McCarthy.
Briggs said heavy equipment and “tractor trailers” will be accessing various staging areas for the new towers and poles.
As a result of negotiations with Dominion, many of the new towers will be “mono-poles,” said McCarthy in an interview on Tuesday. However there will still be larger lattice towers as well. The mono-poles will be used in sections that pass through or between land that is in conservation easement he said.
Asked by Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection founder Phil Irwin of Flint Hill whether the state
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