Eastern Transmission Line Project
Background
After more than a year of public involvement initiatives and planning, the Tallahassee
City Commission unanimously approved a route for the new Eastern Transmission
Line at its meeting February 9, 2005.
The approved route, referred to as the "Welaunee route" in the Commission Agenda Item, was recommended by staff as the most viable of three alternatives based on the following criteria: public input, reliability, economics, impact on community and environmental concerns.
The Welaunee route runs overhead along Mahan Drive to Buck Lake Road, then underground north along Dempsey Mayo Road; then, using both overhead and underground installations through Welaunee property. At I-10 the route travels north to a new substation 14 to be built near Centerville and Shamrock Roads. Where the route intersects I-10, it will also run east down I-10 (pending approvals) to a new substation 17 to be built near Mahan Drive/US 90 just past its intersection with I-10.
The transmission line will be constructed in order to help increase electric reliability in the eastern part of Tallahassee, where development has outpaced construction of electric transmission lines and substations, creating a reliability concern.
Your Own Utilities is moving forward with the permitting process.
If you have any questions about the Eastern Transmission Line routes and other information, please contact Paul DeFrank.
Eastern Transmission Line Information
- Map of the Welaunee Route (PDF)
- Details - Project Need/Project History
- Sample Pictures - Overhead Transmission Lines
- Impacts of Overhead vs. Underground Transmission Line Construction
- Conceptual Photographs Welaunee Route
- Sample Pictures - Underground Transmission
- FAQ's on EMF (Electromagnetic Fields)
- Main Eastern Transmission Line Page