Location of Right-of-Way

The Transmission Facility was constructed entirely within newly established rights-of-way obtained by Maple Ridge through easements from private landowners. Generally, a 150-foot-wide right-of-way corridor was constructed, with a clearing width of 100 feet. In certain heavily forested areas, a 200-foot-wide right-of-way was built, with a maximum clearing width of 150 feet.

The right-of-way originates at the Rector Road 230 kV Substation and terminates at the Chases Lake Road Interconnect Facility (see description and map). The substation isapproximately 0.75 acres in size, enclosed by a chain link fence, and surfaced with crushed stone. It includes transformers, breakers, switches, relays, meters, and associated equipment. The substation be connects to Rector Road by a new gravel access road. From the substation the right-of-way runs generally east along agricultural field edges and south across Rector Road traversing pasture and farmland to West Road (County Route 29). The route continues east, descending the Tug Hill Plateau for approximately two miles to State Route 26/12D in the town of Martinsburg. The route then continues east, crossing two seasonal roads (farm drives), named East and Loucks Roads on the USGS topographic map. Beyond the seasonal roads, the route heads south across Rainbow Creek and intersects with State Highway 12 north of Bush Road in East Martinsburg.

The second segment of the route generally heads in a northeasterly direction from State Route 12 to Pine Grove Road (County Route 39). This section of the proposed corridor traverses approximately 2.9 miles of relatively flat terrain dominated by active agricultural land uses. Portions of this segment of the line are within the Black River floodplain, and the line traverses an approximately 240-foot-wide section of the Black River. Road crossings along this segment include State Route 12 and East Martinsburg Road (County Route 22).

The third segment of the route heads in an easterly direction from Pine Grove Road to the east side of Wetmore Road, where a new interconnection station is located next to the NYPA 765 kV Massena-Marcy Transmission Line (Chases Lake Road Interconnect Facility), for the purposes of tapping into the NMPC 230 kV Adirondack-Porter Line. This section of the corridor traverses approximately 2.2 miles dominated by forestland. The proposed station site is also located in a forested area east of Wetmore Road. The station is approximately 0.80 acres in size, enclosed by a chain link fence and surfaced with crushed stone. Unlike the Rector Road substation, this facility does not include transformers, but instead houses only breakers, switches, relays, meters, and associated equipment. The station is connected to Wetmore Road by a new gravel access road.