Construction on a 69-kilovolt, 14-mile-long electrical line to Washington City is scheduled to begin March 15, the Intermountain Consumer Power Association says.

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Association spokeswoman Alene Bentley said the line will run from the Washington City substation to a switchyard along St. George's Telegraph Road. The $169,000 contract is carried out by Irby Construction of Salt Lake City.The line is part of a $19 million project designed to improve electric utility service in southern Utah. Project participants include St. George, Washington City, Enterprise, Hurricane and Santa Clara municipal electric utilities and Dixie-Escalante Rural Electric Association.

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