Colton-Nicholville 115kV Transmission line begins soon

The Colton-Nicholville 115kV Transmission line will be getting a major facelift beginning on or about Feb. 23. The project involves site preparation, construction and restoration for the removal and rebuilding of a 115kV overhead electric transmission line between the existing Colton Substation in Pierrepont and the existing Nicholville Substation in Lawrence. The project route will traverse the towns of Pierrepont, Parishville, Hopkinton, and Lawrence, reports Nicole Marron, National Grid Project Engagement Northern and Eastern NY, in a press release emailed to North Country This Week. See story here.