Surveys for Piedmont power line can continue, appellate court rules

Land surveys for the planned Maryland Piedmont power line project can continue, despite landowner opposition, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, upholding a lower court that said last summer that landowners could not turn surveyors away.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 850

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Land surveys for the planned Maryland Piedmont power line project can continue, despite landowner opposition, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a June 2025 ruling by the U.S. District Court in Baltimore that allowed the surveys to go forward. The appeals court, based in Richmond, Virginia, heard the case in May.

The project, a 67-mile power transmission line slated to …

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