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Pre-construction under way for electric transmission rebuild in Staunton

Crystal Graham

dominion energy Pre-construction is under way for Dominion Energy’s electric transmission line rebuild project. According to the Augusta County Government Facebook page, “you may see crews in the right of way corridor doing some surveys.”

The current lines will be upgraded to 230 kV standards.

Dominion will replace lines in a 21.5-mile stretch in West Staunton, according to their website.

Dominion said that most of the structures and components in the corridor have been in service for nearly five decades. The line is primarily built on wooden H-frame structers with weathering structures.

“Due to the age of the wooden H-frames and reliability concerns with weathering steel lattice structures, the line needs to be replaced to maintain reliability for our customers,” according to the Dominion project website.

Dominion has plans to replace the weathering structures with brown, weathering-steel monopolies and steel H-frame structures with galvanized cross arms and x-braces.

Pre-construction activities are taking place now through Spring 2023.

According to Dominion Energy, construction will begin in Summer 2023.

For more information on the project and location, visit https://www.dominionenergy.com/projects-and-facilities/electric-projects/power-line-projects/staunton-valley

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.