Site work and paving for a road / highway in Constance Lake, Ontario. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway.

Construction of a single-circuit 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that will be designed to accommodate a future second circuit. It includes a transformer station near Geraldton and two future switching stations near Nipigon Bay and Aroland First Nation. The project is located in the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty (1850) and James Bay Treaty (Treaty No.9), and traverses Métis Nation of Ontario Region 2, home to the Northern Lake Superior Métis community. TIMELINE: Notice of Commencement and community open house 1 took place in June, 2026. The project will follow the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Transmission Facilities. Preferred route announcement and community open house 2 is anticipated in spring, 2027. Draft Environmental Assessment study report is expected to be available for a 30-day public comment period in summer, 2027. Completion of EA is anticipated in fall, 2027. Detailed design is scheduled for completion in 2028. Construction is expected to start in 2029 and be in service in 2032. Note: Hydro One, in partnership with Waaskoneh Yaabik, a consortium of seven First Nations, works on the project. Through Hydro One's industry-leading First Nation 50-50 Equity Partnership Model, proximate First Nations will have the opportunity to invest in a 50 per cent equity stake in the transmission line component of the project. Together, Hydro One and the proximate First Nations will collaborate on the planning, development and construction of the transmission line.