Construction starts on $1.2-billion Waasigan transmission line in Northwestern Ontario – Ontario Construction News

November 27, 2024

Ontario Construction News staff writer

A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for the $1.2 billion Waasigan Transmission Line, a major infrastructure project that will deliver 350 megawatts of electricity to northwestern Ontario once completed. The project is a joint venture between Hydro One and nine First Nations in the region.

The transmission line will be constructed in two phases. Phase one will involve building a new double-circuit 230-kilovolt transmission line from the Lakehead Transformer Station in Shuniah to the Mackenzie Transformer Station in Atikokan, with a targeted in-service date by the end of 2025. Phase two will see the construction of a single-circuit 230-kilovolt transmission line from the Mackenzie Station to the Dryden Transformer Station, with a targeted completion date of 2027.

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