American Electric Power's Appalachian Power and its affiliate, AEP West Virginia Transmission plan upgrades to the electric transmission system serving customers in Fayette County, W.Va., through the Carbondale-Kincaid Transmission Line Rebuild Project.
The project involves upgrading about 14 miles of transmission line to 69-kV standards, beginning at a substation located off Cannelton Hollow Road in Smithers Creek and ending at a substation near Kingston Road in Kincaid.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2022, and conclude by summer 2023, the company said in a press release.
