By The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Appalachian Power says Kanawha Valley residents could experience isolated outages during work on a $336 million upgrade project.
The company says motorists also could encounter traffic slowdowns while construction is underway.
About 52 miles of 138-kilovolt transmission lines will be rebuilt and area substations will be upgraded. The project includes removing and installing wire and towers along Route 25 in Institute, along U.S. 60 in Jefferson and along Kanawha Terrace in St. Albans.
A substation in Institute will be upgraded this fall. If there's a transmission equipment outage, the substation won't be available as a backup to other substations.