Southeast BartlesvilleTransmission Improvements Project

Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) representatives plant to invest approximately $13 million to upgrade the electric transmission system in Washington County. Crews plan to begin construction in spring 2023 and conclude in late 2023.

This project involves rebuilding about 5 miles of power line with steel single-pole structures and upgrading area substations to increase electric reliability for customers, reduce maintenance frequency and strengthen the line against weather impacts. Company representatives plan to rebuild the power line in the existing right-of-way.

Fall 2022: Coates Field Service, Inc., serves as PSO's right-of-way representative for this project. Coates representatives are contacting affected landowners to discuss field activities, easement acquisition and construction. Crews plan to conduct additional field survey work along the power line route, starting in late October and finishing by mid-November.

Fall 2021: PSO crews and contractors plan to perform surveying work in fall 2021 within the utility's right-of-way along and adjacent to the line route. Some of the survey work may require crews to place stakes and ribbon within the company's easement* on your property. Crews plan to use existing streets and pathways wherever possible to access the easement area. PSO takes responsibility should any damage result from the surveying work.

*Easements are defined land rights that property owners grant the utility to allow for the safe construction, operation and maintenance of the power line.