Appendix D: Representative Photographs of the Proposed Route and Variations: General Visual Setting from Public Road Crossings Connecticut Siting Council Application
This appendix includes representative photographs both of the existing CL&P ROWs along which the proposed 345-kV lines would be located (i.e., the Proposed Route) and of the variations to the Proposed Route. 1 All of the photographs were taken in the fall or winter of 2008, and illustrate views of the existing CL&P ROWs and route variations from public roads. These photographs do not depict views in relation to visual sites, but rather are intended to show the general visual setting along the Proposed Route and variations. For the Proposed Route, the photographs illustrate the landscapes traversed by the existing CL&P ROWs, as well as the appearance of the existing overhead transmission line structures and ROW vegetation management in relation to surrounding environmental resources and land use features. 1 Refer to Volume 1 and Volume 1A (Section 15) for detailed descriptions of the Proposed Route and variations, respectively.
Toll and Stafford Thompson 30 Ellington Woodstock 28 29 Putnam 27 26 Willington Ashford Eastford 23 24 25 Tolland Pomfret 21 22 Killingly Substation 49 19 20 Lake Road Switching Station 48 Killingly Connecticut 47 46 18 Day Street Junction \\46043_Interstate_345kV\Environmental\GIS\DataFiles\ArcDocs\IRP_Photo_Points_2011_Dec.mxd Andover Hebron Coventry Columbia Babcock Hill Junction 0 6,000 12,000 24,000 Feet 2 Card Street Substation Scale is at 1:144,000 when printed at 11" x 17". Source: USDA NAIP 2010 Aerial Photography, ESRI, CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. 4 3 1 6 Mansfield 10 8 7 5 38 31 32 N 39 40 33 35 34 Lebanon Windham Chaplin 12 14 13 11 9 45 44 41 42 43 36 37 Proposed Transmission Line Route 345-kV Overhead Variation 345-kV Underground Variation Substation Switching Station Hampton 16 15 Scotland Canterbury Transmission Line Junction Town Boundary Photo Points State Boundary # Photo ID Number 17 Brooklyn Plainfield Sterling Rhode Island Interstate Reliability Project Photo Locations on Aerial Map Volume 8 - Appendix D: Figure 1 Issued: December, 2011
Photo 1: View of transmission lines southwest from Willimantic Road in Columbia, Connecticut. Photo 2: View north of transmission lines in Coventry, Connecticut. Sheet 1 of 25 Proposed Route Overhead Route
Photo 3: View south of transmission lines in Coventry, Connecticut. Photo 4: View southwest of transmission line from Stafford Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Sheet 2 of 25 Proposed Route Overhead Route
Photo 5: View east of transmission line from Stafford Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Photo 6: View east of transmission line from Highland Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Sheet 3 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route / Mansfield Underground Variation
Photo 7: View west of transmission line from Highland Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Photo 8: View east of transmission line from Storrs Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Sheet 4 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route / Mansfield Underground Variation / Mount Hope Underground Variation
Photo 9: View west of transmission line from Storrs Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Photo 10: View southwest of transmission line in Mansfield, Connecticut near Bassetts Bridge Road. Sheet 5 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route / Mount Hope Underground Variation
Photo 11: View north of transmission line from Bassetts Bridge Road in Mansfield, Connecticut near Hawthorne Lane. Photo 12: View southwest of transmission line from Bassetts Bridge Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Sheet 6 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route / Mount Hope Underground Variation
Photo 13: View east of transmission line from Route 6 (Willimantic Road) in Chaplin, Connecticut. Photo 14: View northeast of transmission line from Chewink Road in Chaplin, Connecticut. Sheet 7 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route / Willimantic South Underground Variation / Willimantic South Overhead Variation
Photo 15: View east of transmission line from Pudding Hill Road in Hampton, Connecticut. Photo 16: View north of transmission line from Hartford Road in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sheet 8 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 17: View northeast of transmission line from Pomfret Road in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Photo 18: View east of transmission line from Church Street in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sheet 9 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route / Brooklyn Underground Variation
Photo 19: View south of transmission lines from Route 101 (Killingly Road) in Pomfret, Connecticut. Photo 20: View north of transmission lines from Route 101 (Killingly Road) in Pomfret, Connecticut. Sheet 10 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 21: View southwest of transmission lines from Lake Road in Killingly, Connecticut. Photo 22: View northeast of transmission lines from Lake Road in Killingly, Connecticut. Sheet 11 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 23: View south toward Lake Road Switching Station in Killingly, Connecticut. Photo 24: View southwest of transmission line from Park Road in Putnam, Connecticut. Sheet 12 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 25: View south of transmission line from Killingly Road in Putnam, Connecticut. Photo 26: View northeast of transmission line from Providence Pike in Putnam, Connecticut. Sheet 13 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 27: View southwest of transmission line from Providence Pike in Putnam, Connecticut. Photo 28: View northwest of transmission line from Providence Pike in Putnam, Connecticut. Sheet 14 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 29: View west of transmission line from Quaddick Town Farm Road in Thompson, Connecticut. Photo 30: View northeast of transmission line from Elmwood Hill Road in Thompson, Connecticut. Sheet 15 of 25 Proposed Overhead Route
Photo 31: View southeast on Card Street in Lebanon, Connecticut. Photo 32: View northwest of transmission lines from Card Street in Lebanon, Connecticut. Sheet 16 of 25 Willimantic South Underground Variation / Willimantic South Overhead Variation
Photo 33: View southeast of transmission line from Card Street Road in Lebanon, Connecticut. Photo 34: View northwest of transmission line from Beaumont Highway in Lebanon, Connecticut. Sheet 17 of 25 Willimantic South Overhead Variation
Photo 35: View southeast from Beaumont Highway in Lebanon, Connecticut. Photo 36: View west on Windham Road in Windham, Connecticut. Sheet 18 of 25 Willimantic South Overhead Variation
Photo 37: View east on Windham Road in Windham, Connecticut. Photo 38: View north along Card Street in (Windham or Lebanon), Connecticut. Sheet 19 of 25 Willimantic South Overhead Variation / Willimantic South Underground Variation
Photo 39: View east on Pleasant Street in Windham, Connecticut. Photo 40: View east on Windham Road in Windham, Connecticut. Sheet 20 of 25 Willimantic South Underground Variation
Photo 41: View east on Plains Road in Windham, Connecticut. Photo 42: View east on Plains Road in Windham, Connecticut. Sheet 21 of 25 Willimantic South Underground Variation
Photo 43: View north/northwest on North Road in Windham, Connecticut. Photo 44: View north on North Windham Road, in Windham, Connecticut. Sheet 22 of 25 Willimantic South Underground Variation
Photo 45: View northeast on Boston Post Road in Windham, Connecticut. Photo 46: View east in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sheet 23 of 25 Willimantic South Underground Variation / Brooklyn Overhead Variation
Photo 47: View east in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Photo 48: View west from Searles Road in Pomfret, Connecticut. Sheet 24 of 25 Brooklyn Overhead Variation
Photo 49: View east from Searles Road in Pomfret, Connecticut. Sheet 25 of 25 Brooklyn Overhead Variation