Plans for new high-voltage transmission lines in southern Kansas have drawn concern over the possible route's potential impact on habitat for the lesser prairie chicken.
Others contend, however, wildlife won't be significantly impacted by the transmission route.
General plans for the 345-kilovolt route, known as the V-Plan and including a connecting line into Oklahoma, appear to take the line through prime nesting and breeding habitat for the lesser prairie chicken in both states, The Hutchinson News reported Sunday.
But officials with the companies involved aren't discussing specific routes yet.
"The only thing I can tell you is we're in the process of studying routes and there is no proposed route at this time," said Joe Kirik Sr., a communications specialist with ITC Holdings Corp., one of the companies building the lines. "The study is ongoing."
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