A dispute over the route of CapX2020 high-voltage transmission lines through southeastern Minnesota appears destined for a courtroom challenge, after the state Public Utilities Commission last week declined a request to reconsider a past decision.
        
The Post-Bulletin reports that means the PUC's April 12 decision to route the high-voltage transmission lines through a suburban slice of Oronoco Township, stands.
        
The 345 kilovolt power lines will trace a 150 mile route from near Hampton, , to LaCrosse, in an arcing path that follows U.S. 52 south into Olmsted County, then east to cross the Mississippi River near Kellogg.