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 Public Involvement - Connecticut
Construction Open Houses
CL&P hosted two "construction open houses" for the public to learn more about the construction process for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project. Local residents, businesses, municipal officials and other interested persons were invited to attend one of the two open houses that were held in September 2011 (see open house session listing below).
At the open houses, project representatives discussed construction activities and responded to questions and concerns residents and others had about the process. The open houses are part of CL&P's ongoing commitment to keep customers informed about the company's work in the community.
GSRP Construction Open House sessions:
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 6-8 p.m.
East Granby High School
Auditorium
95 South Main Street
East Granby, CT 06026
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6-8 p.m.
Suffield High School
Common Room
1060 Sheldon Street
West Suffield, CT 06093
Connecticut Siting Council Decision and Order
Connecticut Siting Council Approves Greater Springfield Reliability Project
On March 16, 2010, the Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) voted to approve CL&P‘s application for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project (GSRP). The vote follows a process that has included a series of public comment sessions, field reviews and evidentiary hearings on the CL&P application for the Connecticut portion of transmission system upgrade project. The project is designed to comply with mandatory federal and regional reliability standards.
The CSC approved an all-overhead line along the project route. The new 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line primarily will be constructed using H-frame structures, with the exception of 1.1 miles in the northern portion of East Granby where the CSC ordered CL&P to build a split-phase 345-kV line on steel monopoles.
No construction can begin until all necessary permits are received. CL&P must also comply with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recommendations regarding state-listed endangered, threatened and special concern species within the vicinity of the approved line route.
CL&P is also required to hire an independent environmental consultant, subject to CSC approval, to monitor and report on the construction of the project and provide the Council with bi-weekly reports.
A full copy of the Decision and Order  (21MB) and related Opinion (233MB) is available here.
Development and Management (D&M) Plans – Connecticut
Overview
Posted below are the Development and Management (D&M) Plans for the Connecticut portion of the GSRP. The D&M Plans provide the construction details for the project, which includes 12 miles of new 345-kV overhead line located within an existing right-of-way in Bloomfield, East Granby and Suffield, Connecticut. An existing substation in Bloomfield will also be expanded.
Since approval of the D&M Plans, CL&P subsequently revised its initial Drainage Analysis report and associated plans for the Project to include additional water-flow controls, and filed the revised plans with the Connecticut Siting Council (CSC). This further analysis was conducted in response to concerns expressed by property owners about pre-existing drainage issues located along the Project route in the vicinities of Newgate Road, Hatchett Hill Road and Phelps Road in East Granby, and Suffield, CT. On February 8, 2011, the CSC approved CL&P's revised plans.
Although the D&M Plans are approved, they are subject to change as the project progresses through the construction process. We will continue to work with residents, the towns, and other stakeholders to address any questions or concerns about the project.
Background on the Process
As the next step in the Connecticut siting process, CL&P prepared construction plans for the Connecticut portion of the GSRP, called Development and Management (D&M) Plans, written in accordance with the CSC regulations and the Decision and Order. CL&P filed these plans with the CSC, seeking its approval, on July 30, 2010. The CSC approved CL&P's D&M Plans, with conditions, on October 27, 2010.
CL&P revised the draft D&M Plans to address applicable comments received, if reasonable and not contrary to the CSC's Decision and Order documents. As the project progresses, CL&P will continue to work with residents to address their questions or concerns about the project.
Below are the D&M Plans filed with the CSC.
D&M Plan for North Bloomfield Substation:
D&M Plan for Overhead Transmission Line:
Volume 2 - Plan Drawings
EMF Monitoring Plan & Maps
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