Localities along route unite against Valley Link transmission project

TL;DR: Valley Link Transmission proposes a high-voltage transmission line through six counties, and local governments are coordinating resistance to the project.

Valley Link Transmission has proposed a major transmission line project that would run through multiple counties and terminate in Culpeper County. Campbell County recently voted to oppose the project, joining other localities in a coordinated effort against the proposal. Local officials are unified in concerns about the visual and environmental impact of the transmission infrastructure.

Why it matters: Chesterfield County is not on the proposed route, which runs from Campbell County to Culpeper County through Appomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa and Orange counties, according to Cardinal News. Officials opposing the line say it would harm property values, residents' health and the environment in Central Virginia.

Correction (2026-11-06): An earlier version of this story said Chesterfield County had joined the opposition to the Valley Link project. Chesterfield is not on the proposed route, and the source report does not mention the county.

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