Appalachian Power: News & Issues: 765kV : Construction Photos

Construction photos from the project.

August 3, 2004, crews put the bridge on the first complete tower on the Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry 765 kV project. The tower was constructed in Wyoming County, W.Va. View larger		Appalachian Power uses a selective right-of-way clearing, only clearing trees could interfere with the line, on the Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry 765 kV project. View larger
Compatible tree species are marked and left in the rights of way on the Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry project. View larger		In routing the project, landscape architects used the landscape to help shield the project from view, as can be seen at Kimball, W.Va. The mountain helps shield the project from the town. View larger
Wyoming Station, in Wyoming County, W.Va., with the right of way for the Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry project in the distance. View larger		Construction crews erecting towers on East River Mountain, in Bland County, Va. View larger

In April 2005, the company used a Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to air-lift partially assembled guyed-V towers from staging yards to tower sites on the West Virginia end of the project. View larger		The heavy-lift Chinook transports a 21,000-pound transmission tower bridge. View larger

Crews below receive a transmission tower bridge for a Wyoming County, W.Va, tower. View larger		To help the project blend into the environment better, the company is using darkened, non-reflective steel, as can be seen in this photo of an existing tower. View larger

A Chinook helicopter air-lifts a guyed-V structure to a Bland County, Va., site in the Jefferson National Forest. View larger		Crews are briefed before the bridge arrives. View larger

Guys are adjusted to ensure the structure is plumb. View larger		A Chinook helicopter delivers a 21,000-pound bridge to tower masts. View larger

A PAR Electric employee torques bolts on a self-supporting tower near the New River in Wythe County, Va. View larger		The tower erection phase of construction was completed in October 2005. A Chinook helicopter assisted in setting eight of the final towers. In total 333 towers were erected on the project. View larger

In Wythe County, Va., ground crews move the base of a guyed-V tower into place as it is suspended from a Chinook helicopter. View larger		AEP's six-bundle spacer holds the conductor in a hexagon configuration that cuts the audible noise levels from the project in half compared to older generations of 765 kV lines. View larger

An installer rides a spacer buggy across I-77 in Bland County, Va. in February 2006. View larger		An employee from PAR Electrical Contractors installs a spacer dampener. View larger

A PAR installer uses a special tool to fasten the spacer to the conductor. View larger