High-voltage lines being built through Putnam County

PUTNAM COUNTY
  • Within Putnam County, the Georgia Transmission project will include a series of large, lattice-style, steel structures, each standing between 100 and 150 feet tall and spaced about 1,200 feet apart. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Within Putnam County, the Georgia Transmission project will include a series of large, lattice-style, steel structures, each standing between 100 and 150 feet tall and spaced about 1,200 feet apart. IAN TOCHER/Staff

    A major high-voltage transmission project currently under construction by Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) across central Georgia will bring new infrastructure through Putnam County as part of a broader regional power upgrade.

    The transmission line will run within a 150-foot-wide right-of-way, mostly acquired in 2011 by GTC, including land purchased from Georgia Power. Portions of that corrid…