NPPD says Lincoln County construction on R project will continue despite injunction in permit area
Nebraska Public Power District told Lincoln County commissioners the R transmission project has moved into construction in parts of the county not covered by a recent injunction; work will include access road improvements, staging yards, drilling piers and helical pile installs later this summer.
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Representatives of Nebraska Public Power District provided a construction update on the R transmission project, saying federal permitting had been issued in February but a June preliminary injunction limited certain soil‑disturbing work in the northern permit area. Paul Brun (MPPPD) told commissioners the injunction affected only the permit area (from Stapleton north into Holt County) and did not bar construction activities in Lincoln County; crews will proceed on access road improvements, matting for structure sites, foundation work at substation locations and initial drill‑pier installations at a site identified as "Gentleman Station."
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