The Project, as proposed by the Applicant, encompasses rebuilding approximately 36 miles of existing linear transmission line infrastructure generally within its 100-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) between the existing Southwestern Station and Lawton Eastside Station, in Caddo and Comanche counties, Oklahoma.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
November 6, 2025
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The Project, as proposed by the Applicant, encompasses rebuilding approximately 36 miles of existing linear transmission
line infrastructure generally within its 100-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) between the existing Southwestern Station and
Lawton Eastside Station, in Caddo and Comanche counties, Oklahoma.
There are four minor deviations (i.e., a shift in more than 10 feet from existing centerline) from the existing ROW (totaling 1.5 miles) to avoid buildings, accommodate a new configuration at a small substation, and to avoid new ROW acquisition of Bureau Indian Affairs (BIA) land. The new ROW for the 1.5 miles of deviation (a net increase of 2 acres) is in previously disturbed areas. Proposed construction activities include removing 318 existing 70-foot-tall wooden H-frame (two poles with cross bracing) transmission line structures and replacing them with 318 new single steel poles and upgrading the wires to improve electrical reliability for area customers. The new steel poles are approximately 85 feet tall.