Tatum AreaTransmission Improvements Project

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Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) representatives plan to invest approximately $16 million to upgrade the electric transmission system in the Tatum area. Crews plan to begin construction in the fall of 2022 and conclude by the summer of 2023.

This project involves rebuilding approximately 7 miles of 138-kilovolt power line, replacing 3 additional miles of wire on existing poles and making minor upgrades to substation equipment.

Project Updates

Early 2022-Spring 2022: SWEPCO crews and contractors plan to perform additional surveying work within the utility's right-of-way along and adjacent to the line route. As before, some of the survey work may require crews to place stakes and ribbon within the company's easement* on your property.

2021: SWEPCO crews and contractors plan to perform preliminary surveying work in summer 2021 within the utility's right-of-way along and adjacent to the line route. Some of the survey work may require crews to place stakes and ribbon within the company's easement* on your property. Crews plan to use existing streets and pathways wherever possible to access the easement area. SWEPCO takes responsibility should any damage result from the surveying work.

*Company representatives plan to rebuild the power line in the existing right-of-way, which may require acquiring new or updating existing property easements. Easements are defined land rights that property owners grant the utility to allow for the safe construction, operation and maintenance of the power line.

Timeline

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