Estimated costs (as of Oct. 2007) of the various route options for the proposed
Rockdale - West Middleton 345-kilovolt electric transmission line
Estimated costs in 2012 dollars:
USING ROCKDALE SUBSTATION
AS EASTERN STARTING POINT:
Beltline Route (full purple route): $213.5 million
Southern - Western Route: (full green route): $241.6 million
Rockdale Southern-Central route with Verona Connector: $$250.5 million
(Green route to US 14 blue route, rejoins green route to West Middleton)
Rockdale Southern-south-North, Beltline Connector: $255.9
(Green route to red route, north on red to purple, west on purple to substation)
Estimated costs in 2012 dollars:
USING ALBION SUBSTATION AS THE EASTERN STARTING POINT:
Albion Southern - Western Route: $236.7 million
(Yellow route to green route west to West Middleton
Albion Souther-Central route, Verona Connector: $236.7 million
(Yellow route to green west to US 14, blue route reconnect to green follows to West Middleton)
Albion souther-central route, Beltline Connector: $242.2
(Yellow route to green route, west to red route Beltline Connector, north to purple route to West Middleton)
Estimates may be adjusted based on new information, regulatory requirements, or changes in material or labor costs. Substation costs included in estimates.
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