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Transwest Express

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: JUNE 22, 2017

PROJECT WEBSITE: TransWest

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Complete

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
COMPLETE

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COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
07/19/2017

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Electricity Transmission

SECTOR
Electricity Transmission

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

Description:

TransWest Express, LLC, sponsors the project, which consists of a 725-mile 600kV DC line from Sinclair, WY substation to Marketplace, NV substation.  The project is a 3 billion dollar project designed to carry renewable and other energy generated in Wyoming to the desert southwest. 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in May 2016. The BLM completed agency and Tribal government consultations, and issued a Record of Decision December 2016, with the ROD Notice of Availability publication in the Federal Register December 16, 2016.  The project was paused temporarily awaiting action from the sponsor; BLM resumed processing in May 2017 and the ROW Grant was issued June 20.2017.  Section 107 and Section 106 consultations were completed prior to initiation under FAST-41, and thus are not included on the permitting timetable.  Information, including NEPA documentation, can be found on the TransWest project page:  http://bit.ly/TransWestExpress

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

  • For information about extensions, select an Action from the timetable below and select 'View Action Details' at the bottom of the page.
Overall Project Timetable
 
STATUS
Schedule
Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

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