Constructing a portion of a controversial power line underground along the Beltline Highway is “impractical” and will not be recommended, American Transmission Co. said today in announcing results of an undergrounding study.
Running part of the proposed Rockdale-West Middleton line along the Beltline is part of one of three potential routes for the controversial 345-kilovolt line, which ATC says is needed to meet growing electrical demand in the area.
….Part of the problem with undergrounding is that the locations identified as the most feasible include routes off the Beltline on city streets and frontage roads, rather than directly adjacent to the highway, ATC said.