Battle over $1.5B project to put giant power line under Columbia River will get local public meetings next week

By: Henry Brannan

Outlets: The Columbian

Published: November 15, 2025

Words: 774

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The developers behind a $1.5 billion project to bury a 100-mile-long transmission line under the Columbia River and their opponents are preparing to take the battle to a series of public meetings next week.

The first meeting will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Black Pearl on the Columbia in Washougal. Skamania and Klickitat counties will also have meetings on the following days. All can be attended remotely.

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