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Project Overview
Bonneville Power Administration proposes to construct, operate and maintain a new electric transmission line (500 kilovolt) from the Castle Rock area in Cowlitz County, Washington to Troutdale, Oregon – known as the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project.
The I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project would ensure future electrical service for BPA customers as well as local utility customers in Washington and Oregon by increasing transmission line capacity and improving system reliability. Visit our page about the project need for more information.
The location of the proposed transmission line has not yet been determined. Many segments have been proposed by BPA. These initial segments are being reviewed based on surveys of the project area and public input received through the initial scoping period. BPA will prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate the impacts of the proposed project.
What's Happening Now
BPA completed a Scoping Summary that identifies and sums up the issues into key themes raised by individuals, organizations and agencies during the scoping comment period. These comments help ensure that reasonable alternatives are analyzed and considered early in the process. Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts and information with BPA.
BPA is analyzing the scoping comments to determine issues of concern to stakeholders that will help shape the scope of the environmental analysis and the alternatives we will consider in the draft environmental impact statement.
You may see project staff and contractors working along the proposed route segments in the next few months as they review the project area to collect information for the draft EIS. These specialists will stay on existing rights-of-way and access properties where landowners have given BPA permission to enter their property.
If you have sent in your Permission-to-Enter-Property form, thank you. If you haven't completed the form yet, please return your signed form to assist us in determining the impacts of building the project.
Getting Involved
The following links provide information about the proposed project, the EIS and how you can be involved.
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I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project
