Chandler-Old Mead Road
American Transmission Co. is proposing to add to and improve electric transmission facilities in the Escanaba, Mich., area. Current facilities are frequently overloaded and subject to low voltages. Existing lines are so critical to maintaining service to customers that it is difficult to take components out of service for maintenance.
ATC is proposing to build a six-mile, double-circuit 138-kilovolt line and a new substation. The line would run from the current Chandler Substation on County Road D11 to a new substation called Old Mead Road.
Project at a Glance
| County affected: | Delta |
| Line length: | 6 miles |
| Voltage: | 138 kilovolts |
| Cost: | Approximately $25 million |
| End points: | Chandler Substation to new Old Mead Road Substation on paper mill property |
| Project status: | Under construction |
Schedule*
| Public open house #1 - Kick off: | June 2011 |
| Public open house #2 - Review potential transmission line routes: | Fall 2011 |
| Public open house #3 - Final route: | First quarter 2012 |
| Obtain local permits: | As necessary |
| Negotiate/obtain easements: | Summer 2012 into 2013 |
| Construction start: | July 2013 |
| In-service date: | June 2014 |
| *Dates are anticipated and subject to changes |
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