ST. LOUIS (Feb. 24, 2025) – Ameren Transmission, in collaboration with Ameren Illinois and Citizens Electric Corporation, is proposing the Grand Tower Crossing Project to build a more reliable and resilient energy grid. In response to community feedback, the project team is hosting additional public open houses this week to gather input from local stakeholders. The in-person open houses will take place in Altenburg, Missouri.
The open house sessions are set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 57 Church Street, Altenburg. Additional details are available at Ameren.com/GrandTowerCrossing.
The Grand Tower Crossing Project includes the construction of a new, approximately 4 mile, 138-kV transmission line to connect an existing Citizen’s Electric substation in Perry County, Missouri, across the Mississippi River to a new substation in Jackson County, Illinois. The goal is to have the new transmission line in service and providing benefits to the community by the end of 2028.
“The Grand Tower Crossing Project will help the members of Citizens Electric by improving system reliability and increasing transmission capacity for our 27,000 members, creating a stronger and more resilient electric network and providing long-term benefits for the electric needs of our local members,” said Daniel Coomes, vice president of engineering for Citizens Electric Corporation. “These investments will benefit the entire community.”
During each open house, the Grand Tower Crossing Project team will include project overview information and an opportunity to provide input. Both open house sessions will include the same information with no formal presentation. There will also be a self-paced, virtual engagement and comment map available starting Feb. 24.
“We collected valuable feedback from our open house sessions in January, and we consider this a critical step in our planning and routing process,” said Eric Paulek, project manager for the Grand Tower Crossing Project. "We hope interested members of the public will join us in Altenburg to learn more about the project, ask questions and share their feedback so we can take into account any needs and concerns from the community.”
Additional information is available on the project’s website at Ameren.com/GrandTowerCrossing, by sending an email to connect@grandtowercrossing.com or by calling the project hotline at 800.488.7119. Printed project materials will be available at the open houses.
About Ameren Corporation
St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission, and distribution service, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois develops, owns and operates rate-regulated regional electric transmission projects. For more information, visit Ameren.com or follow us @AmerenCorp, Facebook.com/AmerenCorp, or LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren.