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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 2 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Proposed Action and Alternatives PAGE 2-61 Route Segment 2d would extend from the 2b-2c-2d route node east one mile on private land to the intersection of a BLM-administered land parcel. The route segment would then proceed one mile on the BLM parcel. After crossing the BLM parcel, the route segment would proceed in a northeasterly direction for five miles on private land crossing the Yakima Ridge, Cold Creek and Umtanum Ridge, intersecting the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific (C, M, SP, & P) Railroad ROW at the west bank of the Columbia River. The total length of Route Segment 2d would be seven miles. Route Segment 2d is considered for overhead construction only. Route Segment 3a is a short segment (0.1 mile) for the interconnection of the proposed transmission line into BPA’s Vantage Substation extending west from the 3a-3b-3c route node. Route Segment 3a is considered for overhead construction only. Route Segment 3b would proceed in a northwest and then northeast direction within the abandoned C, M, SP, & P Railroad ROW located on the west bank of the Columbia River and parallel with the JBLM YTC eastern boundary. This route segment would extend 19.3 miles to the Columbia River crossing site north of Auvil Fruit Company land. The Columbia River crossing would proceed east for 0.7 mile (2,965 feet) crossing Huntzinger Road, the Columbia River, with the proposed eastern transmission line structure located on Reclamation land. Route Segment 3b would then proceed north and then east for 1.7 miles crossing the Grant County Public Utilities District (PUD) Priest Rapids-Vantage 230 kV Transmission Line and the BPA Midway-Vantage 230 kV Transmission Line before intersecting with Route Segment 3a into the Vantage Substation. The total length of Route Segment 3b would be 21.7 miles. Route Segment 3b is considered for overhead construction only. Route Segment 3c would proceed east from the 2d-3b-3c route node for 2.4 miles along the abandoned C, M, SP, & P Railroad ROW to the Columbia River crossing location east of private agricultural land. The route segment would cross from the south side to the north side of the Columbia River for a distance of 0.4 mile. Route Segment 3c would proceed to the northeast, paralleling the Columbia River on private land for 1.2 miles. From that point the route segment would turn north and northeast across Reclamation and private land for 1.4 miles crossing SR-243 and three Grant County PUD Priest Rapids-Midway 230 kV Transmission Lines, the BPA Midway-Vantage 230 kV Transmission Line, and the BPA Schultz- Wautoma No. 1 500 kV Transmission Line before intersecting with Road N. Crossing of SR-243 would require a Utility Permit from WSDOT. The proposed transmission line structures would not be placed within either the SR-243 ROW or WSDOT’s Control Zone. The route segment would proceed north on Road N for 3.0 miles crossing Road 27 SW. From Road 27 SW, Route Segment 3c would continue north, parallel to a Reclamation irrigation canal through agricultural lands for 3.0 miles to the intersection of Road 24 SW. The route segment would then proceed west 0.4 mile parallel to an irrigation canal to avoid agricultural produce storage buildings and then proceed 0.6 mile west to O Road SW before turning north. It would proceed 1.2 miles north to a canal crossing. Route Segment 3c would then cross 0.8 mile of Reclamation land to the edge of the BLM land in the Saddle Mountains. The route segment would then cross to the north side of the BPA Vantage-Hanford No. 1 500 kV Transmission Line and would proceed northwest and parallel to the BPA transmission line for 5.3 miles on BLM and private land through the Saddle Mountains. After leaving BLM-administered lands, 1.1 miles of private land would be crossed before crossing Lower Crab Creek near the proposed Burkett Lake Recreation Area and onto Reclamation land. The route segment would remain on Reclamation land for 1.6 miles and then cross to the west side of the BPA Vantage-Hanford No. 1 500 kV Transmission Line. Route Segment 3c would proceed north crossing the Pacific Power/PacifiCorp Vantage-Walla Walla 230 kV Transmission Line, on private and Reclamation land for three miles to the entrance to the Vantage Substation. The total length of Route Segment 3c would be 25.2 miles. Route Segment 3c is considered for overhead construction only. Route Segment NNR-2 would be located within the JBLM YTC boundary. From the node with 1a/NNR- 1, this route segment would proceed north for one mile roughly parallel to an existing firebreak road. The