Laserfiche WebLink
<br />o <br />o <br />.- <br />(\'} <br />Cl <br /> <br />wood-type,. H-frame overhead transmission line from the surge tank to the <br /> <br />": <br /> <br />~ east portal of the Adams Tunnel, constructed for a portion of its length <br /> <br />on common right-of-way with the Marys Lake transmission line. Route "B" <br /> <br />represents the underground cable alternate to the Route "A" lines with the <br /> <br />underground cable runs, however, limited to a length just necessary to <br /> <br />carry power beyond points visible from Estes Park Lake. Route "C~ repre- <br /> <br />sents an alternate overhead transmission line which was fully studied but <br /> <br />rejected because of difficult right-of-way problems and interference with <br /> <br />recreational plans for the Fish Creek arm. Route "D" represents another <br /> <br />overhead transmission line alternate studied but rejected because of high <br /> <br />cost of right-of-way and close proximity (]JOO feet) to the north end of <br /> <br />the Estes Park air strip. The purpose of this exhibit is to orient in the <br /> <br />minds of the audience the several routes studied by the Reclamation Bureau <br /> <br />in seeking to determine the most satisfactory route for transmitting power <br /> <br />out of the Estes Park area. <br /> <br />Exhipit "D", which is now referred to, is similar to Exhibit "c" but <br /> <br />shows in larger scale, greater detail, and greater accuracy the several <br /> <br />routes I have just reviewed and also presents a cost comparison of Routes <br /> <br />A and B. I did not consider it necessary to include cost estimates for <br /> <br />Routes C and D, since the total cost of ea~h would be about the same as <br /> <br /> <br />the total cost of Route A, with the adverse right-of-way and recreational <br /> <br />factors definitely eliminating them from favorable comparison with Route A. <br /> <br />I believe this exhibit is self-explanatory, but I would like to emphasize <br /> <br />that the comparison of "first costs" only indicates the Route B underground <br /> <br />cables would cost $1,027,000 as against the Route A overhead transmission <br /> <br />lines cost of $186,000. Thus, to now place underground the lines to which <br /> <br />.5 <br /> <br />.J... <br />] <br />