Technical advancements in placing extended portions of the transmission lines underground has prompted the city of Madison to formally request the American Transmission Co. to consider burying portions of a power line proposed along the Beltline if the project’s need is demonstrated.
….”There’s nothing special about the Beltline that would warrant it … Undergrounding doesn’t work well as well from a technical viewpoint, it costs too much and it creates a precedent for it if we do it along the Beltline,” (ATC vice president Mark) Williamson said.
….”The Beltline is a huge, ugly highway … I drive it every day. It’s not a view worth saving,” he said.