PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Bonneville Power Administration has altered the route for a proposed high-voltage line between Troutdale and Castle Rock, Wash., to avoid populated areas.
The plan released Wednesday would run the line through mostly forested areas of Clark and Cowlitz counties in southwest Washington.
BPA spokesman Doug Johnson told The Daily News of Longview that the new route responds to public complaints that the line would be too close to homes.
BPA says the $342 million line is needed to improve the transmission system and prevent brownouts.
