This is a late evening shot of a new transmission line being built by Westar Energy paralleling U. S. 75 near the Oklahoma-Kansas border. The new monotube steel structures will take the place of older wooden Z-structures. It is a tap from a switchyard (138-kV/69-kV) east of Wichita. The grounding has been placed on the very large diameter junction/termination pole in the foreground. The older Hughes Brothers Z-structure line is in background and behind the photographer is the tension stringing equipment (seen in other photos) and switchyard. This view is looking south/southwest. The new conductor is approximately 795-mcm ACSR-sized and will take the place of the older ACSR rated for 69-kV. It appears this line will operate at a higher voltage ultimately, but 69-kV will be the operating voltage for now and immediately after its completion--as hints of this are seen at the construction site.