Siting and Route Selection

When planning new transmission lines, we must consider the most suitable location for the line to be built. While the shortest, most direct path might seem best, that is not always the case. Routing a line requires balancing dozens of factors — from proximity to homes, towns, and community amenities to land use, environmental concerns, and construction challenges. Public input plays a key role in this process. For the R-Project, comments from public meetings were carefully reviewed alongside more than 50 established line routing criteria. The final route reflects the best balance of these considerations to serve customers reliably while respecting communities and the environment.