06:17 AM EDT, 05/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Hydro One ( HRNNF ) overnight Tuesday announced that it has filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to construct a new double-circuit 230 kilovolt transmission line between Lambton Transmission Station (TS) in St. Clair Township and Chatham Switching Station (SS) in the Municipality of Chatham -Kent.

In a statement it said the $471.9 million investment will "support local food supply and security along with economic development and job creation in the region."