Cates Landing (Lake County, Tennessee)

Update – November 2022

TVA has identified the preferred location for transmission improvements that would provide power for growing load and increase power reliability in the Tiptonville area of Lake County in Tennessee.   

TVA evaluated each route using social, engineering, and environmental factors.  Information sources included available data, aerial photography, limited onsite reviews, public review and comment, and property owner input.  Based on public input and evaluation, the preferred route is expected to have the least overall project impact of the alternatives.

TVA’s proposed 3.73-mile line would begin between Structures 456 and 457 on TVA’s Tiptonville-New Madrid No. 1 161-kilovolt Transmission Line.  The line would then extend north to the Lake County Industrial Park on Cates Landing Road North in Tiptonville.

The route selected is Route 1 consisting of Segments 1, 4, 6, 7, and 9 as presented online at the virtual open house from May 5 through June 6, 2022.  (Segment 7 has been adjusted since the virtual open house to minimize line angles south of Levee Road.)

The new line will be built using primarily single- and double-pole, steel structures centered on the new 100-foot-wide right of way.    

Determine preferred route for field survey- Fall 2022

Surveys of the right of way are scheduled to begin- Winter 2023

Easement purchases are scheduled to begin- Spring 2023

Construction is scheduled to begin- Fall 2023

Project in service- Spring 2024

The National Environmental Policy Act review is pending. 

Background

TVA is considering improvements to its transmission system that would provide power for growing load and increase power reliability in the Tiptonville area of Lake County in Tennessee.    

TVA’s new double-circuit line would be about 3.7 miles long.  The new line would begin at a point on TVA’s Tiptonville-New Madrid No. 1 161-kilovolt Transmission Line and extend north to the industrial park.

There are two alternative tap points and nine alternative line segments under consideration for the route of the new transmission line.

The new line would consist primarily of single- and double-pole, double-circuit steel structures centered on a new 100-foot-wide right of way.

Property owners near and along the alternative transmission line segments have been invited to a virtual open house by mail – including about 37 property owners representing about 62 parcels. 

The virtual open house is available from May 5 through June 6, 2022, at tvavirtual.com/cateslanding.

Property owners and members of the public are invited to submit comments and questions about this proposed transmission project through June 6, 2022.

The project is expected to be in service in spring 2024.  Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2023.  (Dates are subject to change. Unexpected issues may arise, resulting in the need to adjust the schedule.)

TVA held a virtual open house online from May 5 through June 6, 2022, to present the project.  Within this 30-day comment period, property owners and members of the public were able to submit questions and comments online, in writing, or by telephone.

(Dates are subject to change. Unexpected issues may arise, resulting in the need to adjust the schedule.)