WASHINGTON 鈥� The land along Carver Road near Haymarket, Virginia, goes back through generations of the same family.
鈥淢y family has been virtually on this property since the 1800s,鈥� said Nathan Grayson, who himself still lives on Carver Road. 鈥淲ay back in the day my great-great-grandmother Livinia Blackburn Johnson was able to be able to purchase the property.鈥�
But an attempt by Dominion Energy to run high voltage power lines through his property
The 230,000 volt lines are needed to help support the burgeoning technology industry in the area, and several proposed routes drew protesters adamant that the lines should be built underground along I-66. It appears Dominion Energy is moving in that direction too now.
On Friday, Dominion Energy told the State Corporation Commission through a legal filing that it鈥檒l be focusing its efforts on building the line along I-66 instead, if permitted.
鈥淚-66 hybrid is the only route that鈥檚 going to allow northern Virginia to be left alone,鈥� said Grayson.
Prince William County agreed. According to , the utility cited difficulty in getting all the necessary approvals from the county to make the new line a reality.
鈥淪ounds like extremely good news to me! That鈥檚 totally awesome,” said Grayson. “With that much electricity running that close to my household I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to stay here I don鈥檛 think.鈥�
Below is a map of the area near Carver Road.
