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The total overhead right of way (ROW) in Middlefield consists of 0.7 miles of new and reconstructed overhead lines.

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Note that the descriptions below are typical designs for your area and do not represent the specific structure design and height being constructed on the right of way on your property. For property-specific information, call our Project Hotline at 1-866-MID-NORW (643-6679). Detailed design plans can also be obtained from your town hall or from the Connecticut Siting Council.

Overhead Lines
In Middlefield, the overhead right of way (ROW) covers a total distance of 0.7 miles; however, the ROW borders the town line in several locations. The 125-foot ROW begins at Oxbow Junction in Haddam, runs through Durham and Middletown, and then parallels the Middlefield/Durham town line. The structure heights for the section that traverses the Lyman Orchards Golf Club property located in Durham and Middlefield are 105'. At Powder Hill Road, the ROW crosses the Middlefield town boundary and crosses Beseck Mountain into Wallingford. The two wood H-Frames presently on this ROW are being replaced with a single steel monopole (Ranging from 90' to 145') that will carry both the new 345-kV circuit and the existing 115-kV circuit.

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Royal Oaks Bypass
Segment 1b consists of a 1.2-mile overhead segment of the proposed 345-kV transmission line that will be re-routed from the existing CL&P 115-kV corridor as a bypass to the Royal Oaks Subdivision (Royal Oak). This segment of the new 345-kV line is routed through the towns of Middletown (0.5 miles) and Middlefield (0.7 miles).

This segment of the new 345-kV begins at a location within the existing 115-kV right of way (ROW) approximately 300 feet east of Royal Oak near the Durham-Middletown town line. The bypass angles northwest around the north side of Royal Oaks through the town of Middletown, across South Main Street (Route 17) into the town of Middlefield, and turns south to rejoin the existing 115-kV corridor just inside the Durham town line approximately 400 feet west of Royal Oak.

The new 345-kV line will be supported on delta-configured tubular steel monopole structures with a typical height of 85 feet. This segment will require a new 125-foot wide right of way.

Middlefield Construction Update

This Week:May 5-10Access road and work area removal will be taking place throughout the right of way in near Powder Hill Road.
Today:May 11
Alerts:None at this time.
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