RProject

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Environmental

Environmental

  • Threatened and endangered plant habitat within ROW (acres)
  • Wetland/jurisdictional water crossed (acres)
  • Recorded Conservation easements crossed (ft.)
  • Trees within ROW (acres)
  • Shelterbelt within ROW (acres)
  • Number of known cultural resources within 500 ft. (recorded only)
  • Number of river crossings
  • Number of named stream crossings
  • Preliminary whooping crane stop over habitat (acres within 1 mile of route centerline)
  • Tern and plover habitat (acres within 0.25 mile of route centerline)
  • Sandhills Scenic Byway crossed (#)
  • Sandhills Scenic Byway paralleled (miles)

— Route —

  • Study Area (January 2013)
  • Corridors (September 2013)
  • Preferred & Alternate Routes (April-May 2014)
  • Proposed Line Route (November 2014)
  • Final Line Route (January 2015)

What is NPPD’s R-Project?

NPPD plans to construct a 345,000-volt transmission line from NPPD's Gerald Gentleman Station near Sutherland to NPPD's existing substation east of Thedford. The new line will then proceed east and connect to a second substation to be sited in Holt County.

FIELD OFFICE
39315 Highway 2
Thedford NE 69166
(308) 645-2318

PROJECT TEAM
Toll-Free (888) 677-3412
PowerLine@nppd.com

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