Construction of the Arrowhead-Weston line was completed in November 2007, seven months ahead of schedule. It has been nearly 10 years since this project was submitted to the PSC for approval.

Construction Schedule

Historical Timeline

• April 15, 1999: Joint transmission line project announced by Wisconsin Public Service and Minnesota Power.
• July 1999: Project sponsors hold 14 public informational meetings along proposed routes. 7,000 landowners invited. 2,500 attended.
• Sept. 17, 1999: Minnesota application submitted to Minnesota Environmental Quality Board.
• Nov. 10, 1999: 1,400 page application is filed at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
• Dec. 15, 1999: Application is deemed complete by the PSCW.
• August-September 2000: Evidentiary hearings completed in Minnesota.
• November-December 2000: PSCW holds nine days of public hearings at locations along the proposed routes.
• January 2001: Technical hearings are held in Madison for 22 days including 52 technical witnesses.
• March 15, 2001: Minnesota portion of project approved pending local permits.
• April 2001: American Transmission Company becomes a co-applicant of the Arrowhead-Weston project
• June 4, 2001: Hermantown, Minn., City Council grants approval to construct and upgrade the one-mile portion of the transmission line and to upgrade the Arrowhead Substation located in Hermantown.
• June 27, 2001: Duluth Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approves the project's special use permit.
• June 28, 2001: Midway, Minn., gives unanimous approval to construct and upgrade the six-mile portion of transmission line that is located in Midway.
• Aug. 17, 2001: PSCW unanimously approves construction of the 220-mile line.
• Oct. 23, 2001: PSCW issues final order outlining details and route specifications of the 220-mile line.
• August 2002: ATC holds community meetings throughout the Arrowhead-Weston corridor.
• Aug. 21, 2002: Washburn County Exploratory Committee unanimously recommends access to county land for surveying be granted.
• Aug. 26, 2002: Washburn County Highway Committee approves surveyors' access to county land.
• Aug. 28, 2002: Washburn County Forestry Committee approves surveyors' access to county land.
• October 2002: Surveyors begin work in Washburn County.
• Nov. 11, 2002: ATC reports increased price tag for the Arrowhead-Weston project.
• Nov. 26, 2002: ATC files cost increase with PSCW.
• July 2003: R.W. Beck, a consultant hired by PSC, says the cost assumptions for the project are reasonable.
• July 2003: ATC representatives file testimony in the Arrowhead-Weston case.
• July 2003: ATC holds informational open houses in Wausau, Spooner and Superior inviting public comment and questions.
• October 2003: PSC holds public hearings in Solon Springs, Ladysmith and Wausau.
• Dec. 19, 2003: PSC issues written order approving revised cost estimate of the Arrowhead-Weston transmission line project.