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<br />�,± PROPOSAL: ROUTE SELECTIOi� :
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<br />'� Presenily the process of selecting o route fo� a transmission line or its expan-
<br />i`� ` sion begins with the plotNng of severa) alfernole roufes. Estimates of cosl,
<br />��.1j , rehability, maintenance and accessibility of �ach possible route are weighed
<br />,:; ( and lhe r�oute finally selecfed. To our knowledge, little effort has been made
<br />7�,.�„ , to odd appeorance to that Iist of criteria, until recenNy. It would be a com-
<br />;�.r parotively simple matter to review the various alternates on the basis of the
<br />�,; � degree of visibility frort� a public area.
<br />'� The visual impact of transmission on Ihe naturol landscape is devastating. � 1ts
<br />�`' �� persistent disregard of lhe natural ro!I of the terroin and forest londs makes it
<br />�:^j; prone b public and individual dissent. The inse�tion of oppearance as an
<br />,�:'i .r� addifional criterion would not only ossist in reducing potential complalnt areas,
<br />x: � '� but also would serve to soften the visual interruNtion of the natural scene for
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<br />`�� We recommend that in the selecilon of a transmission line route, the following
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