The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) approved the project in June 2011. Construction began in summer 2011 and the project was energized in November 2013.
AltaLink assembles transmission structures at designated structure yards and uses a helicopters to erect and transport structures. Using helicopters is significantly faster than other construction techniques and reduces the amount of construction traffic and corresponding environmental impacts along the transmission line right-of-way. Watch video of this innovative construction project here.
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The Cassils to Bowmanton Transmission Project is part of an area transmission development called the Southern Alberta Transmission Reinforcement (SATR). This reinforcement includes new transmission lines and upgrades to the electric system in southern Alberta. These projects will connect new wind-generated power to Alberta’s electric system and strengthen the transmission system in the area.
The project includes:
- a new transmission line from west of Brooks to east of Medicine Hat
- a new substation located west of Brooks (Cassils Substation)
- a new substation located northeast of Medicine Hat (Bowmanton Substation)
- June 2012
- Cassils to Bowmanton amendment newsletter
- October 2011
- Construction newsletter
- July 2011
- Notice of project approval
- February 2011
- Route amendment newsletter
- Facts about compensation
- Detail base map
- detail photo map
- August 2010
- Notice of application filing
- July 2010
- Volume 3 newsletter preferred and alternate
- Preferred and alternate routes
- Structure types and workspace requirements
- Facts about compensation
- Transmission line construction
- Detail base map
- detail photo map
- Preferred and alternate letter for proposed facilities on land
- Preferred and alternate letter for non-proposed facilities on land
- April 2010
- Stakeholder update letter
- Facts about compensation
- Myths vs. facts
- Detail base map
- detail photo map
- November 2009
- Open house information panels
- Volume 2 newsletter
- Detail base map
- detail photo map
- Transmission Considerations
- AltaLink in Southern Alberta
- May 2009
- Open house information panels
- Volume 1 newsletter
- Detail base map
- detail photo map
- Public involvement in needs or Facilities Applications
- Good neighbours
- A dialogue on electric and magnetic fields