The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking public comments on a transmission line project that will reduce interruptions and help assure reliable electricity for the Hillsboro, Tennessee, area.

TVA is proposing to build about four miles of 161-kV transmission line to power Duck River Electric Membership Corp.'s new substation. The line would extend southeast from TVA's existing Red Hill 161-kV transmission tap line near Old Airport Road in Manchester, Tenn., to the new Hillsboro Substation.

TVA is considering several alternate routes from a network of 17 possible line segments.

The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA, which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development.