LCRA officials are looking to connect substations in Round Rock and Leander via new transmission lines.[/caption]

The city of Round Rock voted 6-0 May 12 to authorize the city attorney to file a motion to intervene in the process of selecting a transmission line route.

The LCRA is looking to build a proposed 138-kilovolt line from two existing power substations in Round Rock and Leander to two proposed substations in Cedar Park and Leander. The organization submitted 31 possible routes to the Public Utilities Commission of Texas April 28 and identified a route that runs along FM 1431 and Sam Bass Road as one of the top options based on the PUC’s siting criteria.

Becoming an intervenor allows the city to file written testimony to be submitted to the PUC as well as participate in the discovery process. After hearing from the intervenors, the PUC will then make a final decision. LCRA officials have said they expect the entire process to take about a year.