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Board approves Dominion rebuild of 115 kV line with conditions, including floodway work
Summary
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors approved special-exception permits for Dominion Energy to rebuild about 6.77 miles of a 115 kV transmission line, including three structures in the floodway; approval includes materials, height limits and a timeline with an implementation and completion window.
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on May (2025) approved special-exception permits allowing Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) to rebuild approximately 6.77 miles of a 115-kilovolt transmission line between Balcony Falls and Buena Vista, including work in areas designated as floodway.
The Planning Commission had recommended approval with conditions, and the board voted unanimously to adopt those conditions. The permit package requires “substantial compliance” with the schematic plan and with a table of existing and proposed structure types and heights, limits the maximum increase in structure heights and requires new and replaced structures to be constructed of weathering (Cor-Ten) steel with galvanised or Cor-Ten cross arms. The board record includes an implementation timeline of “by 11/01/2025” and project completion “by 01/01/2029” with a…
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