Bonneville Power says new transmission project will create 700 jobs by Jonathan Brinckman, The Oregonian Friday February 20, 2009, 8:00 AM 

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The federal stimulus allows construction of the line, which will help get wind energy onto the grid
"The Bonneville Power Administration will start building a 79-mile, $246 million electrical transmission line this spring along the Columbia River that the agency says will create 700 construction jobs.

"The regional power agency said it is going forward with the project, which has been on hold since 2002, because the stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama raises the BPA's borrowing authority by $3.25 billion. Its current borrowing authority is $4.4 billion.

" 'The recovery package allows expansion plans of this magnitude,' said Steve Wright, the BPA administrator."