WISCONSIN - American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative have received approval for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

The 100-mile, 345-kV transmission line is designed to connect the Dubuque County, Iowa to the Dane County, Wisconsin, including the construction of a new substation in Montfort, Wisconsin, reports T&D World.

The estimated cost of the project is $492 million.

Additional regulatory approvals are required from the Iowa Utilities Board for the Iowa segment of the project, as well as federal agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for permission for the line to cross the Mississippi River.

Construction is expected to begin in 2021 to meet an in-service date of 2023 if final approval is granted by the IUB and federal agencies.

Source: T&D World